# 18,000 Homes: The Drone Survey Experiment

- slug: 18000-homes-the-drone-survey-experiment
- date: 2026-04-02
- category: Robotics

Cairn Homes scanned trenches before backfilling them, creating a permanent as-built record. The data is now part of how Ireland tries to hit 18,000 new homes by 2027 — and whether it works will be watched by every developer in Europe.

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