wiredInUSA December 2017

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Robotics is coming more and more into the news on what seems a daily basis. Now Advanced Construction Robotics (ACR) has created a robot to tie steel reinforcement bars before pouring concrete, saving hours on major construction projects. The robot – Tybot – is rigged to a gantry crane that locates rebar junctions and attaches a tie. This both speeds up the work and reduces the number of people required to do the job, which in certain cases can be labor intensive. An example is that when Brayman Construction built the Hulton Bridge in 2015, it took a crew of ten workers 7,400 man hours to tie over two million joints. The full story can be found on page 9. Seaborn Networks and IOX Cable Ltd have entered into a joint agreement to supply the first next-generation subsea fiber optic route between the USA and India, interconnecting in South Africa and Brazil. Seaborn is the developer-owner-operator of Seabras-1, as well as ARBR, to be built between Brazil and Argentina; and SABR, a new subsea system between Cape Town, South Africa, and Seabras-1. IOX is the developer of the IOX cable system, the first next-generation subsea network interconnecting South Africa, Mauritius and India. Turn to page 16 for more. The whole team at wiredInUSA would like to wish everyone Season’s Greetings and best wishes for a healthy, happy and prosperous 2018. David Bell Editor

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wiredInUSA - December 2017