Sacyr's Blog

Predicting the future has always been one of the great desires of human beings and, especially, of scientists. From fiction writers to biologists and mathematicians, great visionaries predicted the use of the smartphone, the rise of teleworking or the 2020 crisis many decades in advance.

Within the changing environment of the construction industry, innovative tools based on digitization are emerging to help optimize construction processes. 

At February’s iFriday, dedicated to working women, we discussed innovation, technology, and leadership from a female perspective, and we did it from the standpoint of an innovative, different company that has shattered stereotypes. A company led by women and committed to female talent that has made Burgos the European capital of mobile robotics.

The smart fabric revolution has a new player: fungi. Their ability to detect a variety of stimuli—chemical, mechanical and electrical—makes them potentially key components for monitoring the environment in a new generation of wearable devices. And these properties have already proven effective in the construction industry.