Trimble launches 360 Capture, Wearables market reaches $5B

Snapshot

Trimble launches ProjectSight 360 Capture, construction wearables hit $5B market, FBR sells Hadrian X for A$7.8M, Builtop raises $11M, MDI acquires control software.

New Innovations and Partnerships

Trimble launches 360 Capture for project visualization: Trimble introduces ProjectSight 360 Capture to improve remote 3D project visualization and progress tracking. (streetinsider.com)

Construction wearables market reaches $5B on safety and efficiency demand: Smart helmets, sensor vests, exoskeletons, and biometric monitors now form a $5 billion market - tracking worker safety, heat stress, and fatigue in real time across construction sites. (azobuild.com)

Sale of Hadrian increases construction capabilities in Australia: Australian robotics firm FBR signed a deal to sell a Hadrian X unit to Fraser Lyne Constructions for A$7.8M, targeting housing shortages with automated bricklaying, phased training, and proprietary design software. (inspenet.com)

Funding Rounds and M&A Activity

Builtop: Builtop announced an $11 million funding round led by TAM Capital to expand its AI-driven procurement solutions for the construction sector in Saudi Arabia. (cairoscene.com)

MDI: MDI purchases JDI Data's Vendor Cost Control software and relaunches it as Control360, a cloud platform that automates cost-sharing allocations and invoice tracking for carriers and defense firms managing multi-party construction defect litigation. (themalaysianreserve.com)