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Smart Site

A GC that builds its own crew.

Shimizu’s Smart Site is a family of autonomous robots - ceiling install, welding, transport - designed by a Japanese general contractor for its own jobs. Not a startup pitch. A contractor automating itself.

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Owner: Shimizu GC
Since: 1804 firm
HQ: Tokyo

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