Lights, 3D Camera, AI! How Tech Is Transforming the Construction Industry, Featuring Jeevan Kalanithi, Founder & CEO of OpenSpace

CRAFTED. | The Tech Podcast for Founders, Makers, and Innovators

What do you get when you combine 3D cameras mounted on construction workers’ hard hats + visual recognition technology + artificial intelligence? You get OpenSpace, a fascinating startup that’s using new technologies to reduce costs and inefficiencies in the construction industry. OpenSpace enables builders to track progress remotely, without having to visit construction sites to examine every little detail. It was a critical tool during the pandemic lockdowns and adoption has only kept growing since.

Today on Crafted: OpenSpace founder and CEO Jeevan Kalanithi shares his journey from computer art and games to drones, 3D cameras and AI. Plus, why he and his team of scientists and engineers had to literally walk in circles to solve complex problems like “indoor navigation in a GPS denied environment.”

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