This Australian Robot Can Build a New House in Under Two Days

The noble art of bricklaying may soon come to an end.

For humans, at least.

Australia’s aptly-named Fastbrick Robotics has created a robot that can stack up to 1,000 bricks an hour to build the frame of an average house in under two days. This currently takes between five and six weeks on the back of traditional labour.

They call him Hadrian – named after the Roman emperor who rebuilt the Pantheon and constructed the Temple of Venus and Roma – and he’s just a few years away from being released for commercial use.

A 28-metre telescopic boom allows Hadrian to lay bricks of any size with remarkable accuracy and is capable of skillful stacking to account for essentials like electric and plumbing routes, as well as windows and doors.

According to an official document published by Fastbrick Robotics, the robot’s purpose is to solve Australia’s housing affordability crisis by servicing “the overwhelming demand for housing quicker and cheaper than before.”

We’re one step closer to a world without work.

Images courtesy of Fastbricks Robotics and Corbis Images

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