Drone technology has exploded recently, as hobbyists fuel commercial growth and technology giants like Google and Amazon direct vast sums of money into drone research - specifically their integration with artificial intelligence.
Amazon’s parcel delivery research is currently making the headlines, but I believe one of the best places in which drone technology could be explored and tested would be a construction site.
Construction sites are the perfect testing ground for drones
Sites are typically compact, away from the public and filled with constant risks. This represents the perfect testing ground and a great opportunity for a contractor/ design team that wishes to be at the forefront of technological research.
毫无疑问，在施工中使用无人机将传播 - 好的客户总是通过应用技术来寻找价值。经过一些高调成功，客户将开始要求他们的概念设计报告，以包括与无人机应用程序可能价值有关的研究。
Drones could have immediate practical applications on a construction site: positioning tools and fixings overnight where workers require them. In some instances they are already being used by specialist contractors to conduct complex site surveys.
此外，在真正包含制造的行业中，可以进一步扩展无人机相关操作的范围，因为机器在完成模块化重复任务方面表现出色。
研究
某些学术机构（建筑协会的设计研究实验室，伦敦大学和帝国学院巴斯大学）已经开始研究更加雄心勃勃的无人机建设技术。
这项研究背后的主题与它们的自主能力有关。该研究通常会探讨如何遥控无人机在无法访问的地方建造结构，这可能会在自然灾害切断的地区非常有用。
这项研究通常会介绍多个无人机共同努力，携带材料并以特定模式进行材料，要求无人机具有高级沟通和风险意识，并作为协调的群体运行。
适应拥抱变革
这显然与现实还有很长的路要走。但是，随着物理硬件变得更好，人工智能的集成变得现实，无人机将改变我们的设计和构造方式。
The industry must learn to adapt: as technology replaces traditional jobs, we must invest in existing workers, retraining them as drone operators, programmers and safety managers.
我们必须将这项技术视为自己的专业，甚至可能成立了无人机咨询公司，以便在特定的项目上引入。而且我们必须认识到无人机对安全的贡献，消除了人们在高处和其他危险情况下工作的需求。
无人机将扮演着令人着迷的角色不断发展的工程和其他职业 - 真正令人兴奋的是，我们才刚刚开始实现可能性。
手表无人机堆放砖的视频。