Inspection Gadget: The race to build AI apps for machinery inspections

Lucy Barnard Senior Web editor

10 March 2025

Tech firms are racing to come up with an app which can reliably inspect construction machinery for damage. Lucy Barnard speaks to Mark Turner, founder of Krank, which is set to unveil a second version of its Inspeq app at Bauma and finds out how it is targeting the rental sector. 

Imagine a future where you could use your smartphone to check the skid-steer loader you were about to buy had no significant engine damage or to generate a full inspection report when a customer returns a rented mini excavator to the depot.

That’s the vision behind a growing number of…

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