And finally… Construction robot builds first house in less than three days
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An Australian tech company has hailed a “quantum leap for the construction industry” as its Hadrian X robot constructed a three-bedroom house in less than three days.
The two bathroom 180 sq metre development was the robot’s first full-home structure and achieves a milestone set by the company, Fastbrick Robotics (FBR), in 2015.
FBR CEO Mike Pivac said: “We now have the world’s only fully automated, end-to-end bricklaying solution, with a massive market waiting for it.
“We now begin the next exciting phase for the company, as we execute our global commercialisation strategy to capitalise on the significant demand for our technology.
“We are excited by the performance and results, given this work was completed in test speed and for the very first time.
“This points to the massive potential for the technology and FBR’s ability to shape the way the construction industry operates in the future.”
Construction followed factory acceptance testing (FAT) at FBR’s test facility, where the Hadrian X was put through its paces on three key tasks:
- a two-course structure with a full combination of brick sizes, cuts and laying configurations;
- an 11-course pillar structure to demonstrate the Hadrian X’s ability to build from slab to cap height;
- a two-room structure demonstrating the Hadrian X’s ability to build a larger structure on a slab from a 3D CAD model with the required accuracy.
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