The 180-sqm, three bedroom, two bathroom structure was completed in under three days by Hadrian X, a new version of the robot. — Global Construction Review
Designed by an Australian company, Fast Brick Construction, the first version of Hadrian X was unveiled in 2015. Today the robot is capable of building and assessing a house from start to finish. Throughout its testing at the factory, it succeeded at completing a two-course structure, involving all combinations of brick cuts, sizes, and layering configurations; a larger two-room house from CAD model as well as an eleven-course pillar built from slab to cap height.
When supplied with a 3D model, the machine converts it into code that then uses proprietary software to calculate the location of every brick in the building. Once a concrete slab is laid, the laser-scanning technology surveys the foundation and then loads and arranges bricks using a 28m articulated telescopic boom. The components are held together by a special adhesive applied to each block through the robotic laying head. Hadrian X's laser alignment system provides an accuracy of within 0.5 mm.
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3 days? so basically, a 20% faster than a crew of 5 masons. Thanks, but no thanks.
contractors all over the country are struggling to recruit enough skilled workers. if 1 mason is all you can find, a brick-laying robot IS your crew.
huh? and risk the life of said human being by placing a 10 ton robotic arm at his side? think again...this crap has been around for 40 years, still can't figure a way to scale up the bad idea. Automation is great, 3d printing is phenomenal, Taking the human factor out of building? not so great.
bvesides, we have great tools already, cranes, front loaders, lifts, and the latest is this harness that increases your lifting capacity https://exoskeletonreport.com/2018/04/wearra-hip-exoskeleton-market-review-of-lift-assist-wearables/
and this https://www.cyberdyne.jp/english/
No cement, no rebar, no lateral reinforcing. Perfect.
no plumbing, no wiring, no ducting, wonder how the roof and windows magically appear at the end of the third day, it's a jesus thing...
so... what's next? A team of multi-axis robots that will accurately pack my groceries at the end of the check-out aisle? Something that a minimum wage millennial can already do? What times we live in.
Employ a human being? Sacrilege.
certain industrialized nations (japan for example) see a serious shortage of skilled craftsmen, including masons. automation, with human assistance, can fill that void.
or... set up better training programs for trades people. Works great here and using actual humans to solve problems is far better than letting a robot build ugly boxes.
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