Back in 2015 we looked at an interesting approach to automated construction in the form of a brick-laying robot, capable of putting together full-sized homes in just two days. The engineers behind the ...

Few categories are as ripe for automation-fueled disruption as construction. The industry is valued at around $2 trillion a year, in the U.S. alone. Much of that work is strenuous, repetitive and ...

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You seemingly can't throw a rock in 2017 without hitting some new walk of life where robots are being employed. The latest? A bricklaying robot called SAM100 (Semi-Automated Mason) that is capable of ...

FLINT, MI - The engineer on a massive project to rebuild the primary brick street through downtown Flint will pay to remove and re-lay tens of thousands of bricks after contractors used the wrong type ...

A brick-laying robot named Hadrian X has broken its own record for speed, which is now up to 200 concrete blocks per hour—with the next landmark set at 240. (Its sibling robot Hadrian 112 aims to ...

I don’t know much about dominos, and I surely don’t know anything about bricks, but this domino brick setup is simply mesmerizing. Some clever bricklayers in Australia found a clever way to finish up ...

The humble brick can be an attractive and creative way to create a garden path. New bricks can give a clean, modern, industrial look, particularly if you choose gray. Old bricks offer a rustic appeal ...