Construction Robots Drop From $100K to $15K: Why Every Contractor Will Buy One in 2025

Bricks And Bytes

"We acquired a robotics company that nobody knows about and robot costs just crashed from $100,000 to $15,000."

In today's episode of Bricks & Bytes, we had Matt Daly, CMO of DroneDeploy, and we got to learn about the hidden robotics revolution happening in construction, why most startups are choosing the wrong funding path, and how AI agents with "a million eyeballs" are about to transform job sites... and many more!

Tune in to find out about:

✅ How ground robots went from $100K to $15K and why this changes everything

✅ Why 60% of DroneDeploy's new customers come from word of mouth

✅ The biggest mistake early-stage construction tech founders make with funding

✅ How multimodal AI models are replacing human-powered data analysis

Listen now on Spotify to discover why Matt believes "this is such a phenomenal time to be building products in reality capture" and what's coming this fall that will deliver answers, not just mountains of photos.

Chapters

00:00 Intro

03:24 Introduction and Overview of DroneDeploy

06:20 The Role of Robotics and AI in Construction

09:17 Merging for Market Consolidation

12:07 The Future of Reality Capture Solutions

15:19 Vision for Automated Data Capture

18:18 Challenges in Robotics and Automation

21:02 Cost Dynamics in Ground Robotics

24:10 The Impact of Major Tech Companies

27:02 Understanding Customer Personas

30:00 Visibility and Data Sharing Among Stakeholders

33:07 Customization of Solutions for Different Trades

35:56 Lessons Learned in Business Growth

40:01 Mastering Talent Acquisition

47:07 Navigating Capital Acquisition

53:59 Effective Resource Allocation

01:00:18 Marketing Strategies and Customer Acquisition

01:03:26 The Evolution of Reality Capture with AI

01:06:17 Pricing Models in Construction Software