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laborers faced with their limited tools. She then began visiting construction sites to learn more about the industry and identify opportunities for artificial intelligence to come into play. As a result of this research, she co-founded Dusty
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of the company, while Herget is the current CTO. Dusty
Robotics has innovated operations in the construction industry with the Field Printer, a digital layout robot. Normally, chalk-line layouts are implemented on construction sites, which leads to large financial and time costs when construction
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