{"id":2671,"date":"2018-05-18T16:45:41","date_gmt":"2018-05-18T20:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/inthefold\/?p=2671"},"modified":"2018-05-18T16:45:41","modified_gmt":"2018-05-18T20:45:41","slug":"what-we-like-this-week-51818","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/inthefold\/what-we-like-this-week-51818\/","title":{"rendered":"What We Like This Week: Thinking Things Through"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>by Mouncey Ferguson<\/p>\n<p>Rapid changes in technology are making everyone do some thinking these days. Here are some of our favorite inspirations and insights from the week.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>AEC leading in AV? <\/strong>The construction industry hasn\u2019t always rushed to adopt new technology, but that could be changing. In <a href=\"https:\/\/audiovisual-technology.cioreview.com\/cxoinsight\/world-s-second-oldest-industry-is-becoming-the-unexpected-audiovisual-technology-innovator-nid-26346-cid-160.html\">CIO Review<\/a>, Sallah Palos of Sellen Construction makes a strong case that architects and builders are taking the lead in the development of visualization and immersive technologies. Forbes seconds that notion with an extended riff on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/forbescommunicationscouncil\/2018\/05\/14\/how-augmented-reality-will-innovate-bim-visualization\/#1d3e0dc96fb5\">all the good things that happen when BIM is paired with augmented reality<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fly right. <\/strong>Everyone\u2019s trying to create a dependable autonomous drone these days, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/heres-whats-needed-for-self-flying-taxis-and-delivery-drones-to-really-take-off\/\">according to Scientific American<\/a>. No coincidence, then, that a team in Australia claims to have<a href=\"https:\/\/www.techrepublic.com\/article\/scientists-create-miniature-drone-that-can-fly-itself-with-ai\/\"> developed the world\u2019s smallest drone<\/a> capable of steering itself using on-board AI. Hopefully it\u2019ll get a chance to fly in and around <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2018\/05\/10\/foster-partners-architecture-dji-robotics-drone-offices-shenzhen-china\/\">the drone-friendly (and breathtaking) headquarters<\/a> of Chinese robotics leader DJI in Shenzhen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Drone-testing atrium takes centre stage at Foster + Partners&#039; headquarters for DJI\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7Gf2lk3d_vM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lay it on. <\/strong>3D printing is still in its infancy\u2014but it\u2019s growing up fast. It seems like every other week someone\u2019s laying claim to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sbs.com.au\/news\/aircraft-wings-and-submarines-world-s-largest-3d-printer-launched-in-melbourne\">the world\u2019s largest 3D printer<\/a>, since print-size has long been a constraint on adoption. Limited printing materials have also held things back, but new options like metal, graphene, and carbon fiber are either here or coming soon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/redshift\/what-materials-are-used-in-3d-printing\/\">according to our friends at Redshift<\/a>. And <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/business-model-innovation-requires-distributed-and-agile-manufacturing\/\">ZDNet predicts that 3D printing will soon shake up business models<\/a> in a range of industries, especially manufacturing, enabling it to become more distributed and efficient. In other words: this party is just getting started.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_2674\" style=\"width: 780px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/inthefold\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2018\/05\/jabil-lab.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2674\" class=\"wp-image-2674 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/inthefold\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2018\/05\/jabil-lab.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/inthefold\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2018\/05\/jabil-lab.jpg 770w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/inthefold\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2018\/05\/jabil-lab-300x122.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/inthefold\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2018\/05\/jabil-lab-768x311.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2674\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Jabil<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Mouncey Ferguson<\/p>\n<p>Rapid changes in technology are making everyone do some thinking these days. Here are some of our favorite inspirations and insights from the week.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>AEC leading in AV? The construction industry hasn\u2019t always rushed to adopt new technology, but that could be changing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"author":287,"featured_media":2672,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[266,436,540,624,80],"class_list":["post-2671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-future-of-making-things","tag-3d-printing","tag-additive-manufacturing","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-augmented-reality","tag-bim"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What We Like This Week: Thinking Things Through<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Rapid changes in technology are making everyone do some thinking these days. 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