Connect with our Research Connections: Human-AI Co-Evolution in Industrialized Building Production and Construction

Our Research Connections series highlights design and make work in the industries Autodesk serves. Hear from Dr. Pingbo Tang, Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University.

This presentation explores how human-AI collaboration can address one of the most pressing challenges in industrialized construction: producing small, highly customized building orders without generating excessive material waste or incurring high production costs. Through explainable AI, digital twins, and simulation-based training, the framework enables better coordination among designers, engineers, and production teams while capturing tacit human knowledge to improve setup processes and operator performance. Real-world applications in modular factories show how this approach helps stabilize changeovers, reduce defects, and align design intent with production realities.

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