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Cemex Ventures and its global partners announce the first Gold Winner of the 2026 edition following the APAC Pitch Day held in Singapore. The competition will continue with its next Pitch Days in Las Vegas and Helsinki.

Bedrock Robotics have announced that excavators equipped with Bedrock’s system are now operating fully autonomously on live customer sites, shifting AI’s frontier from digital intelligence into real-world production.

Bentley Systems, an infrastructure engineering software company, has announced a strategic collaboration with Tata Projects, one of India’s leading technology-led engineering, procurement and construction companies, to help strengthen industry-academia engagement and prepare the next generation of infrastructure professionals for the demands of a rapidly evolving sector.

PlanRadar, a leading platform for 360° digital documentation, communication and reporting in construction, facility management and real estate projects, has announced PlanRadar AI Agents. Built to close the follow-up gap, AI Agents give teams time back and scale follow-up without adding headcount. Every construction, real estate and facility management project depends on hundreds of small actions to keep moving, and until now, someone has had to step in and complete each one themselves.

Following an MoU signing ceremony at DIFC, Dubai PropTech Hub, an initiative of Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), and Innovo Group have announced a strategic partnership. DIFC is the leading global financial centre in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia region and home to the region’s first PropTech innovation hub.

Costain, an infrastructure solutions company, has been awarded work by Thames Water to upgrade strategic treatment assets across the Thames Valley region. The award will see Costain complete around £150m of essential upgrades to wastewater treatment assets across 15 sites as part of Thames Water’s Wastewater Asset Assurance Programme (WAAP).

Ibrahim Imam, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of PlanRadar, explores how digital technologies are helping construction teams across the UAE improve decision-making, reduce rework, strengthen sustainability and deliver smarter, more resilient projects. In 2026, Dubai Municipality announced a global challenge to construct the world’s first residential villa built entirely using robotic construction systems.

The Construction Startup Competition 2026 has reached its first major milestone. Following a record-breaking edition with 798 applications from 62 countries, six innovative startups have been selected to compete at the APAC Pitch Day, taking place on 2 September 2026, during the International Built Environment Week (IBEW) in Singapore.

PORR is continuing to drive forward the use of innovative technologies on its construction sites. In the Kladno Living residential construction project in the Czech Republic, for example, the company is using a robot to build load-bearing walls and apartment partition walls. The pilot project is an example of delivering innovation that improves efficiency, precision and employee health and safety.

Bridgit, an AI company redefining how construction plans its workforce, has announced the latest expansion of Bridgit AI, introducing Bridgit agents and the Bridgit MCP. Together, they extend the Bridgit AI platform from answering workforce questions to taking action on planners’ behalf and bringing live Bridgit data into the AI tools contractors already use. AI is reshaping much of construction by reading contracts, flagging safety risks and sharpening estimates.