Uploaded March 2023 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago
In this episode of our Smarter Building podcast, Symetri's UK Construction Business Area Director, Richard Brayshaw, caught up with Tom Kotecki, Co-Founder & CEO at Oculo, on becoming a tech entrepreneur, how digital site capture technology is becoming the future of project progress tracking and why organisations are adopting this now.
Tune in to learn how to virtually transport yourself to a certain point in time on your construction site, behind walls and into roof cavities, and how this can help you evidence fire safety measures and reduce the physical need to be on-site.
For more information, contact us via the details below:
Website: symetri.co.uk
Email: info@symetri.co.uk
Telephone: 0345 370 1444
For more information about Oculo, visit their website: oculo.ai
View more podcasts here: symetri.co.uk/campaigns/smarter-building-a-podcast-hosted-by-symetri
CHAPTERS:
00:20 Could you tell us a little bit about yourself, your background, how you got to where you were and what made you set up Oculo in the first place?
04:38 What has been the hardest thing about founding a start-up?
07:21 In terms of the people you look to partner with early on in the creation of the business, is it industry people, or more technology based people that you look to get involved?
08:07 For those not au fait with your digital site capture technology, can you explain a little about what it is and how it works?
09:44 Who would use this technology? Who would find this useful for them?
11:21 Why are organisations adopting site-capture technology now?
13:12 The technology you are bringing to the marketplace is very new and construction has a bit of a bad reputation with regards to tech adoption, how have you found uptake, do you find it a difficult sell?
18:13 What do you think is the biggest challenge for contractors in delivering compliantly and in accordance with the Building Safety Act?
20:27 How does Oculo help organisations overcome these challenges?
21:58 Aside from the challenges addressed by digital site capture, what are the biggest challenges people are experiencing in the UK market?
23:36 Given so many macro-economic factors and your entrepreneurial spirit, have you got any other solutions in mind or are you very much focused on Oculo?
24:03 How does international adoption of this tech compare to what we are seeing in the UK?
26:06 Where do you think the growth of this solution and this market is? What more can you help organisations with?
#SmarterBuilding #Symetri #Oculo #SiteCapture #Construction #Technology #AI #ArtificialIntelligence
In this episode of our Smarter Building podcast, Symetri's UK Construction Business Area Director, Richard Brayshaw, caught up with Tom Kotecki, Co-Founder & CEO at Oculo, on becoming a tech entrepreneur, how digital site capture technology is becoming the future of project progress tracking and why organisations are adopting this now.
Tune in to learn how to virtually transport yourself to a certain point in time on your construction site, behind walls and into roof cavities, and how this can help you evidence fire safety measures and reduce the physical need to be on-site.
For more information, contact us via the details below:
Website: symetri.co.uk
Email: info@symetri.co.uk
Telephone: 0345 370 1444
For more information about Oculo, visit their website: oculo.ai
View more podcasts here: symetri.co.uk/campaigns/smarter-building-a-podcast-hosted-by-symetri
CHAPTERS:
00:20 Could you tell us a little bit about yourself, your background, how you got to where you were and what made you set up Oculo in the first place?
04:38 What has been the hardest thing about founding a start-up?
07:21 In terms of the people you look to partner with early on in the creation of the business, is it industry people, or more technology based people that you look to get involved?
08:07 For those not au fait with your digital site capture technology, can you explain a little about what it is and how it works?
09:44 Who would use this technology? Who would find this useful for them?
11:21 Why are organisations adopting site-capture technology now?
13:12 The technology you are bringing to the marketplace is very new and construction has a bit of a bad reputation with regards to tech adoption, how have you found uptake, do you find it a difficult sell?
18:13 What do you think is the biggest challenge for contractors in delivering compliantly and in accordance with the Building Safety Act?
20:27 How does Oculo help organisations overcome these challenges?
21:58 Aside from the challenges addressed by digital site capture, what are the biggest challenges people are experiencing in the UK market?
23:36 Given so many macro-economic factors and your entrepreneurial spirit, have you got any other solutions in mind or are you very much focused on Oculo?
24:03 How does international adoption of this tech compare to what we are seeing in the UK?
26:06 Where do you think the growth of this solution and this market is? What more can you help organisations with?
#SmarterBuilding #Symetri #Oculo #SiteCapture #Construction #Technology #AI #ArtificialIntelligence
