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Autodesk and the University of Florida open the most advanced robotics industrialized construction lab in the U.S. to tackle housing and labor shortages

$ADSKPress releaseAug 4, 2026, 12:30 PM ETRead the release

Autodesk has donated $1 million to the University of Florida to establish the Autodesk Design and Make Laboratory, a facility dedicated to robotics in industrialized construction. The lab aims to combat a housing shortage of over 121,000 units in Florida and a projected 41% retirement rate in the construction workforce by 2031.

Key figures

Donation amount usd
1000000
Prior investment usd
1500000
Construction retirement rate
41%
Florida housing shortage units
121000
Total workforce commitment usd
350000000

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