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Can Robots Actually Dig Dirt? | The Reality of Autonomous Excavators and Field Buy-In with Rachael Ferrera

Most construction robotics look great in a controlled pitch deck, but put them on an active highway project with unpredictable conditions and the illusion quickly falls apart.

Real jobsite autonomy isn't about replacing the workforce; it’s about unlocking capacity in an industry where 40% of the labor pool is retiring within the next five years.

In this episode of Wired to Build, host Nick Caravella sits down with Rachael Ferrera, Manager of Investments and Ideation at Zachry Corporation. A civil engineer who spent nearly two decades inside Zachry moving through estimating, enterprise ERP…

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