Stanford Professor's AI Warning, HCSS $2.4B Acquisition, Glydways $170M Series C & Claude Design Credit Trap

Nemetschek just dropped $2.4B on a software company nobody's heard of. This week on Bricks, Bucks & Bytes, Owen, Patric and Martin dug into the biggest AEC deal of the year, plus two robotics founders changing how we build. Tune in to find out about: ✅ Why HCSS is the smartest AEC acquisition of 2026✅ Why Kawazu ditched construction for oil and gas✅ Mesh Robotics on solving rebar, the ugliest problem in construction✅ Martin Fisher's rule: 80% data, 20% AI #aec #construction #constructiontech #bricksbucksandbytes #bricksandbytes #ai #vcOur Sponsors:BreadCrumb- 50,000+ projects globally. All running safer, faster, with Breadcrumb. - breadcrumb.coAphex is the multiplayer planning platform where construction teams plan together, stay aligned, and deliver projects faster – check out aphex.coArchdesk - “The #1 Construction Management Software for Growing Companies - Manage your projects from Tender to Handover” check archdesk.comChapters00:00 Intro00:56 Celebrating Milestones and Future Aspirations03:25 Insights from the Martin Fisher Event06:33 The HCSS Acquisition by Nemetschek12:09 Strategic Implications of Acquisitions in Construction Tech30:04 The Genius of Brad Jacobs30:40 Meditation and Success31:49 Exploring AI Tools and Credits35:44 The Future of Urban Mobility: Glideways45:01 Innovations in Nuclear Power50:14 Understanding Labor and Scaffold Costs52:36 The Evolution of Robotics in Construction54:29 Data-Driven Insights in Material Flow56:44 The Role of Transparency in Construction57:58 Scaling Robotics Solutions in Construction1:01:09 The Intersection of Robotics and Rebar1:05:31 Bridging the Gap from Lab to Market1:11:46 The Future of Assembly in Robotics