The intelligent layer – AI & robotics in construction

The construction industry is drowning in data preparation, not insight.

This talk introduces the “intelligent layer”, an integrated AI and robotics approach to project controls that moves beyond point solutions. Dale and Yash from Movar Reply share real deployments: AI data mapping that aligns cost and schedule structures in hours, not weeks; knowledge assistants that give teams conversational access to project data; and a humanoid robot (Reachy Mini) running live experiments in voice Q&A, visual recognition, and meeting capture. Built on Azure OpenAI, Fabric, and Power Platform. No vendor pitches, just honest lessons from regulated infrastructure programmes.

In this session, Yash and Dale will present on AI and robotics in project controls, a conversation we think the industry is ready to have, beyond the hype, into what’s actually deployable now and what that means for the profession.