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There will be a new type of worker on a Pomerleau construction site in Quebec as of Friday, a most unusual addition to the company’s staff. It’s a robot named Spot. Montreal-based Pomerleau says it is the first company in the world to use this robot on a daily basis on an active work site.

The robot, which is just under three feet high and weighs 70 pounds, will patrol the construction sites taking up to 500 photos per day via a 360-degree camera mounted on its back and other cameras on its body. The photos will then be automatically downloaded and sent to Pomerleau managers at the end of the robot’s shift.

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The camera is connected to a documentation platform called HoloBuilder, which allows the Pomerleau executives to analyze the work site’s progress using virtual design and construction software. The photos can be used to track the progress of the project and to see if it looks to be coming in under or over budget, and if it is on schedule.