Urban Infrastructure Group Inc. Announces Autonomous Robotics Research Initiative for Construction Applications

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Brampton, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - June 30, 2026) - Urban Infrastructure Group Inc. (TSXV: UIG) ("UIG" or the "Corporation"), a stage-one concrete and drainage infrastructure construction group specializing in large-scale new residential housing developments, today announced the launch of a research initiative to develop autonomous and semi-autonomous robotics for the construction trades in which the Company operates, including concrete, drainage, and underground services. The initiative is intended to evaluate automation opportunities within the Company's existing concrete, drainage and underground-services trades, with the Company initially prioritizing non-dilutive funding opportunities where available. The initiative is intended to respond to skilled trade labour constraints affecting the Canadian construction industry. UIG intends to explore the development, testing and potential ownership of automation technologies for repetitive, labour-intensive tasks central to its existing business — such as trenching, excavation, pipe-laying and concrete work — including through the potential use of its active job sites as development and testing environments, where appropriate and subject to applicable safety, regulatory, customer and operational requirements. "We are not pivoting away from construction — we are evaluating automation opportunities that are directly relevant to our existing construction business," said Gary Alves, Chief Executive Officer of Urban Infrastructure Group. "As an operating contractor, we believe we are well positioned to assess practical automation applications in the trades in which we operate, including through our experience on active job sites and our understanding of the labour constraints facing our customers." The Company intends to pursue the initiative on a non-dilutive-first basis, including by evaluating potential sources of funding such as SR&ED tax credits, applied-research and automation funding programs, and research-grant matching. No assurance can be given that the Company will qualify for, receive or realize any such funding. UIG expects to advance the initiative against a sequence of milestones, which may include establishing a research function, pursuing research partnerships, evaluating non-dilutive funding opportunities and, if technically and commercially feasible, progressing toward an in...

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