Construction AI News: July 2026
Grouped by announcement date. Each item page also shows when we published it.
- Procore agrees to buy DroneDeploy for about $845 million in cash, and closes the deal in SeptemberProcore announced a definitive agreement to buy DroneDeploy, the drone and robotics reality-capture platform, for about $845 million in cash. Procore says the deal will feed jobsite imagery into its AI agents. Construction Dive reported the deal closed on September 9.
- EU AI Omnibus takes effect, pushing back high-risk AI Act rules to December 2027 and August 2028The EU's AI Omnibus (Regulation 2026/1744) took effect July 27, 2026. It delays the AI Act's high-risk rules to December 2, 2027 for Annex III uses such as employment, and to August 2, 2028 for AI built into regulated products like machinery.
- Weekly roundup: week of Jul 27, 20262 verified construction AI stories announced Jul 27 to Aug 2, 2026: EU AI Omnibus takes effect, pushing back high-risk AI Act rules to December 2027 and August 2028; Procore agrees to buy DroneDeploy for about $845 million in cash, and closes the deal in September.
- Buildots launches Buildots Field for workforce, safety and logistics, with integrated app targeted for Q4Buildots announced Buildots Field, which sells the workforce, safety and logistics tools from its Genda acquisition under the Buildots name alongside its progress tracking. The company says a fully integrated Buildots Field app is on track for general availability in Q4 2026, with pre-sales open now.
- Weekly roundup: week of Jul 13, 20261 verified construction AI story announced Jul 13 to Jul 19, 2026: Buildots launches Buildots Field for workforce, safety and logistics, with integrated app targeted for Q4.