In addition to conventional methods, alternatives have been developed that deploy prefabrication, pre-assembly, design standardisation and/or automation to some degree and these are collectively referred to as Modern Methods of Construction (MMC)..

We’re not suggesting that either of these was deliberate, but what we are saying is that we need to be super-vigilant.We can’t – and shouldn’t – avoid or ignore the ethical in the origin, the present and the destination of technology.. 1.

See (for example):.https://www.wired.com/story/twitter-photo-crop-algorithm-favors-white-faces-women.See (for example).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ofqual_exam_results_algorithm.Is your work in construction automation leading us to the end of humanity?.

We don’t believe in the automation of everything.

We believe that there is and will always be a place for human intervention – a place for people to apply their design, construction and engineering know-how – it’s just about taking the tedious repetitive tasks away from humans and getting them to do the bits they’re good at.We waited for test results to allow us to go to work, we looked for information about new variants and we waited for a vaccine.

This highlighted briefly just some of the important and transformational work that happens in thousands of laboratories by millions of scientists and technicians.. Now, however, labs have moved to the background once again.. Before collating and expressing the insightful views about laboratories of the future tabled at this event, it feels important to define laboratory in the context of this conversation.Those present represented lab innovation – from pure research to routine mass-testing; from medical, pharmaceutical and genetics, to battery technology..

The need to focus on the future function of labs, rather than generic labs was clear..The group agreed that opportunities to magnify the value output of laboratories lie within the broad spectrum of data, automation/growth in data processing, and smart technology and systems.