The ConTech Crew 349: Solving Environmental Waste and Reclaiming Wood with Eric Law

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In today’s episode, we are going to be discussing this ultra-fascinating robotics company that has created a unique solution to environmental waste and to the power of reclaimed wood.

We’re joined by Eric Law, who is the co-founder and CEO of Urban Machine. Urban Machine is leveraging the latest AI and robotic technologies to convert 37M tons of wood waste into $18 billion worth of locally sourced lumber products each year.

Eric has more than 20 years' worth of experience in the industry, between contracting, technology, and even marrying the two together.

He’s done everything from working on large, civil contractors to having one software company which he sold in 2015.

In today’s episode, we discuss what Eric is trying to achieve with Urban Machine, his inspirations, the targets that he has set out, as well as a round-up of all the latest construction news.

We’re also going to be joined by Jorie, the marketing manager of Urban Machine, and Jonathan Marsh, the founder and CEO of Steel Toe Consulting.

Key Takeaways:

Intro (00:00)
Eric’s background (07:03)
What is Urban Machine doing? (13:04)
How the process works (21:03)
Reclaiming history (27:18)
What’s next? (35:34)
Round up of the latest news (46:50)
Episode wrap-up (1:09:31)

Additional Resources ⬇️

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Check out the work Urban Machine do: https://urbanmachine.build/

Check out Eric on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-law-innovation/

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See this week’s news articles! 🗞️⬇️

➡️ This Shape-Shifting Robot Can Liquefy Itself and Reform: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-shape-shifting-robot-can-liquefy-itself-and-reform-180981515/

➡️ Federal regulators tell Amazon that the gamification of its warehouses contributes to a high risk of serious injury: https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-cited-osha-warehouse-work-Gamification-high-risk-serious-injury-2023-2

➡️ Apple HomePod 2 speaker aims to connect to devices no matter who makes them: https://eu.usatoday.com/story/tech/2023/02/03/apple-homepod-samsung-smart-speaker-smart-home-matter/11148397002/

➡️ Decisions, not data, should drive analytics programs: https://mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-to-matter/decisions-not-data-should-drive-analytics-programs

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