productivity could save the industry up to $100 billion a year. If increasing productivity is key to long-term success, where do we start? By evaluating our workflows end to end from planning and design through execution identifying their inefficiencies and finding ways to optimize and then automate the processes. Digitization is already making an impact on the construction industry. Almost three-quarters of U.S. contractors report using Building Information Modeling (BIM) to create more accurate digital plans and develop more efficient processes. 3 Thanks in part to BIM, auto - mated and semi-automated technologies are also mak - ing inroads. In fact, these two technologies can work together to deliver even more value. BIMs digitized workflows, such as Hilti BIM-to-field solutions that layout drilling points and cast-in components like anchor channels, create a mine of construction data that robots can ac - cess and utilize. By simply following the BIM process, youre already creating a robot-friendly jobsite. Preparing for the future and the now Automated and semi-au - tomated machines are most useful when carrying out mundane, repetitive, or dangerous tasks that require accuracy or speed or that exceed reasonable human limitations. Using ro - bots to dig, drill, cut, weld, move heavy loads and pour concrete can help make jobsites more efficient, more precise and safer. Automation can help contractors attract digital-native candidates that otherwise wouldnt consider working in construction. The automotive and agricul - ture industries have already demonstrated that automation and digitization can signifi - cantly boost productivity. A similar transformation can benefit the construction industry, too. After all, its a relatively systematic and controlled industry, meaning its well positioned to take advantage of automation and digitization. JOBSITE AUTOMATION 3