Automatic Coordination of Construction Actors—ACTOR is a research project that aims to solve critical construction problems with real-time situational awareness. A trustworthy situation picture is a prerequisite for effective planning, task management, and logistics. Productivity improvements also directly impact a construction project’s carbon emissions.

The March 27, 2024, ACTOR webinar discussed how robotics, sensors, AI, machine learning, extended reality, and standardized data make real-time situational awareness possible. ACTOR’s company partners showcased the technologies developed during the project.

The presentations

1. Introduction – Olli Seppänen, Aalto University
2. Automating material management – Ari Viitanen, Carinafour
3. Data-driven optimization – Ulla Tikkanen, KONE
4. Robotized data capture – Kim Nyberg, Trimble
5. Digital twin of a project – Tomi Pitkäranta, Flow Technologies

Learn more about ACTOR

To learn more about the project, visit https://www.aalto.fi/en/department-of-civil-engineering/automatic-coordination-of-construction-actors-actor and the project’s LinkedIn page at https://www.linkedin.com/company/automatic-coordination-of-construction-actors-actor.

ACTOR is supported by Business Finland’s Low Carbon Built Environment Program, which receives funding from the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility.