Buildots
Buildots is a construction intelligence platform that turns 360° site capture, drone imagery, and laser scans into progress data measured against the BIM model and schedule.
Definition
Buildots, founded in 2018 and based in Tel Aviv, compares jobsite capture against the BIM model and schedule to measure progress at the activity level. Site teams walk with helmet-mounted 360° cameras, and the platform also accepts drone imagery; its AI maps what is installed to model elements and flags work that is behind, missing, or out of sequence. Recent additions extend coverage across the project: drone-based underground utility tracking (October 2025), workforce and safety data from its Genda acquisition (now branded Buildots Field), superstructure tracking (July 2026), and survey-grade laser scanning through a NavVis partnership (August 2026) that accepts E57 files from any scanner. Buildots integrates with Oracle Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Asta Powerproject, Procore, and Forma Build. On September 14, 2026, it announced a $130 million round led by O.G. Venture Partners, bringing total funding to $297 million, and named customers including Intel, Digital Realty, JE Dunn, Mortenson, STO Building Group, Bouygues, and HOCHTIEF. Pricing is custom.
In Depth
Progress reporting on a large job usually means a superintendent's best estimate typed into a schedule update, and those estimates drift from reality until someone walks the floor with the drawings. Buildots replaces the estimate with measured data. A 360° camera on a hard hat records the walk, the platform maps imagery to BIM elements, and the team sees, by activity and by area, what is installed compared to what the schedule said should be. That record also settles the familiar arguments with trades about whether a room was really ready.
The platform has spent 2025 and 2026 widening its coverage. Underground utilities, superstructure, and fit-out now sit in one timeline, laser scanning adds survey-grade checks where clearances matter, and the Genda acquisition brought workforce and headcount data so delay risk can be read alongside labor on site. The September 2026 funding and customer list point to where it is used most: data centers, semiconductor fabs, hospitals, and other mega-projects where a week of slippage is expensive.
Buildots depends on a reasonably current BIM model and schedule, so teams get the most from it when VDC and scheduling are already disciplined. It is a reality-capture and progress tool, and it pairs with, rather than replaces, the project management system where RFIs, submittals, and drawings live.
Tool Details
Examples
A data center GC uses weekly 360° walks to see which trades are behind on each level and pushes updated percent complete back into P6
A project team adds NavVis laser scans in Buildots to confirm clearances on installed MEP before closing ceilings
An executive reviews superstructure and fit-out progress across a portfolio of projects from one dashboard
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Frequently Asked Questions
Buildots, founded in 2018 and based in Tel Aviv, compares jobsite capture against the BIM model and schedule to measure progress at the activity level. Site teams walk with helmet-mounted 360° cameras, and the platform also accepts drone imagery; its AI maps what is installed to model elements and flags work that is behind, missing, or out of sequence. Recent additions extend coverage across the project: drone-based underground utility tracking (October 2025), workforce and safety data from its Genda acquisition (now branded Buildots Field), superstructure tracking (July 2026), and survey-grade laser scanning through a NavVis partnership (August 2026) that accepts E57 files from any scanner. Buildots integrates with Oracle Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Asta Powerproject, Procore, and Forma Build. On September 14, 2026, it announced a $130 million round led by O.G. Venture Partners, bringing total funding to $297 million, and named customers including Intel, Digital Realty, JE Dunn, Mortenson, STO Building Group, Bouygues, and HOCHTIEF. Pricing is custom.
A data center GC uses weekly 360° walks to see which trades are behind on each level and pushes updated percent complete back into P6. A project team adds NavVis laser scans in Buildots to confirm clearances on installed MEP before closing ceilings. An executive reviews superstructure and fit-out progress across a portfolio of projects from one dashboard.
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