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>> The large truck uses artificial intelligence, Internet-enabled sensors, machine learning and advanced robotics Oh to be playing buzzword bingo during this b

>> The large truck uses artificial intelligence, Internet-enabled sensors, machine learning and advanced robotics Oh to be playing buzzword bingo during this boardroom presentation! It's unclear how "real" this solution is, but this type of invention can be very profitable. When I was a kid we had a family friend who built animal control fences along major highways in Western Canada. That means lots of rocky ground and traditional fence post pounders shatter a lot of posts; he said bids accounted for 10-15% waste where the post would hit a pumpkin-sized rock and get pounded into firewood. His innovation applied constant hydraulic pressure and vibrated the post instead of pounding it. Rocks would be pushed to the side and bubble up above ground, leading to breakage of < 1%. Another example is daylighting services that excavate in complex areas, like around electric and gas pipelines. Rather than the super dangerous and disruptive act of digging it up with heavy equipment they use high-power water to dislodge the material and vacuum up the slurry. They can go into a busy city center, work around all sorts of infrastructure and barely disrupt regular activities. I'm not sure how much ML, internet-enabled anything or blockchain is required but these solutions are no less cool as far as I'm concerned.

rmason 9y ago
You're calling the Detroit Free Press trashy? You realize that this 'trashy' paper has won six Pulitzer prizes? You may not realize that the author of this article is a well known serial entrepreneur (ePrize) who also started Detroit Venture Partners with billionaire Dan Gilbert and Magic Johnson. Also eighteen years ago (though he barely knew me) got me my first meeting with a VC. He won't remember it because he does stuff like that all the time.
- twic 9y ago
  (i think you meant to reply to bjterry 's comment) > You may not realize that the author of this article is a well known serial entrepreneur Who wrote: "Perhaps we can all learn something from the creative geniuses at Dahir Insaat. They refused to accept traditional approaches, choosing instead to break free from dogma in favor or progress. They embraced today’s advanced technology, shunned conventional wisdom, and invented a bold, new, innovative approach that creates a geometric boost in value." About learning from a company that has not built anything, and has only created some flashy videos.
- bjterry 9y ago
  Actually I was referring to USA Today as trashy, and they've won even more awards: http://static.usatoday.com/about/awards/ http://static.usatoday.com/about/awards/ I appreciate the information you have provided and I'm sure he's a wonderful person. It's not the author I'm talking about, it's the entire system that encourages entrepreneurs to write articles like this for SEO and to participate in the attention economy.

rmason 9y ago

You're calling the Detroit Free Press trashy? You realize that this 'trashy' paper has won six Pulitzer prizes? You may not realize that the author of this article is a well known serial entrepreneur (ePrize) who also started Detroit Venture Partners with billionaire Dan Gilbert and Magic Johnson. Also eighteen years ago (though he barely knew me) got me my first meeting with a VC. He won't remember it because he does stuff like that all the time.

twic 9y ago
(i think you meant to reply to bjterry 's comment) > You may not realize that the author of this article is a well known serial entrepreneur Who wrote: "Perhaps we can all learn something from the creative geniuses at Dahir Insaat. They refused to accept traditional approaches, choosing instead to break free from dogma in favor or progress. They embraced today’s advanced technology, shunned conventional wisdom, and invented a bold, new, innovative approach that creates a geometric boost in value." About learning from a company that has not built anything, and has only created some flashy videos.
bjterry 9y ago
Actually I was referring to USA Today as trashy, and they've won even more awards: http://static.usatoday.com/about/awards/ http://static.usatoday.com/about/awards/ I appreciate the information you have provided and I'm sure he's a wonderful person. It's not the author I'm talking about, it's the entire system that encourages entrepreneurs to write articles like this for SEO and to participate in the attention economy.