United Kingdom, April 12 -- Builders are packing artificial intelligence (AI) into their toolboxes.

New research showed that one in five use the technology more than five times a day, with almost a third of builders using AI to measure up and work out costs of materials.

In total, 35 per cent said they would struggle to perform their job without the digital tools.

Meanwhile, 91 per cent of engineers rely on AI daily, and 76 per cent of tradespeople has incorporated the technology into their business to assist in an area of their firm, such as record keeping, generating invoices and filing tax returns (43 per cent).

Lisa Ewens, of accounting software firm Sage, which conducted the study, said: "Technology is transforming how tradespeop...