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Innovative robots promise greater precision, speed and safety, but will they address the global talent shortage and meet the social-distancing challenges presented by Covid-19? IT'S A BRUTAL TIME for the construction industry. In Britain, the sector has suffered its biggest contraction in 23 years as the Covid-19 lockdown shuts building sites and suppliers. “We expect at least three to six months of delays with interruptions in construction programmes, supply chain delays and labour shortages,” says Mike Cracknell, a director at multinational professional services network Deloitte. “The latest London office crane survey suggests many new central London offices expected to complete in 2020 will be postponed until next year."