Catching Up with Urban Machine and AI Fueled Construction Reclamation
For those who listen to the TechArena podcast, you may recall an episode featuring Urban Machine, a leading startup in the construction reclamation space whose solution creatively combines advanced robotics and AI to “clean” used lumber salvage and ready it for a second use in new building construction. When you consider that up to 25% of landfill is derived from construction materials, it is apparent that solutions that embrace circularity are rapidly adopted. Urban Machine has garnered a lion’s share of attention in this arena given accolades at SXSW and more recently named as a top 10 startup to know by Climate Insider. Urban Machine also collected recognition from the US Green Building Council California with a 2024 Mighty Materials Award underscoring the power of reclaimed materials to green construction practices.
We were curious to check in with Urban Machine on the progress it has made in delivering this breakthrough tech to construction sites. The eager engineers at the company report that they are hard at work readying to deliver their first production machine onsite to customers. Check out this video to check out the latest in deployment advancement. I wouldn’t be surprised at all to see this solution garner more than its unfair share of the >$20 million in US EPA funding for clean manufacturing materials.
Want to learn more about Urban Machine? Check out my podcast with Co-Founder and CTO Andrew Gillies as he describes how the machine has come into being, the technologies behind being able to pinpoint fastener locations in wood, pry fasteners out with minimal wood damage, and deliver a safe product back into construction sites, and how developers can engage with the team to get multiple generations out of lumber.
For those who listen to the TechArena podcast, you may recall an episode featuring Urban Machine, a leading startup in the construction reclamation space whose solution creatively combines advanced robotics and AI to “clean” used lumber salvage and ready it for a second use in new building construction. When you consider that up to 25% of landfill is derived from construction materials, it is apparent that solutions that embrace circularity are rapidly adopted. Urban Machine has garnered a lion’s share of attention in this arena given accolades at SXSW and more recently named as a top 10 startup to know by Climate Insider. Urban Machine also collected recognition from the US Green Building Council California with a 2024 Mighty Materials Award underscoring the power of reclaimed materials to green construction practices.
We were curious to check in with Urban Machine on the progress it has made in delivering this breakthrough tech to construction sites. The eager engineers at the company report that they are hard at work readying to deliver their first production machine onsite to customers. Check out this video to check out the latest in deployment advancement. I wouldn’t be surprised at all to see this solution garner more than its unfair share of the >$20 million in US EPA funding for clean manufacturing materials.
Want to learn more about Urban Machine? Check out my podcast with Co-Founder and CTO Andrew Gillies as he describes how the machine has come into being, the technologies behind being able to pinpoint fastener locations in wood, pry fasteners out with minimal wood damage, and deliver a safe product back into construction sites, and how developers can engage with the team to get multiple generations out of lumber.
