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- Robotic technology company FBR’s (FBR) next-generation Hadrian X robot lays its first blocks autonomously
- The robot has been designed to lay at speeds of up to 500 blocks per hour, enabling the completion of a standard double-brick house in a single day
- Having demonstrated the ability to work autonomously, the program will now move to a testing and calibration phase, where it will aim to increase the robot’s laying speed
- Meanwhile, a second next-generation Hadrian X robot is now in the manufacturing phase
- FBR is down 3.33 per cent, trading at 2.9 cents at 2:14 pm AEDT
Robotic technology company FBR’s (FBR) next-generation Hadrian X robot has laid its first blocks autonomously.
The next-generation Hadrian X features a “shuttle block delivery system”, which has been designed to lay at speeds of up to 500 blocks per hour, enabling the completion of a standard double-brick house in a single day.
The Hadrian X can lay any existing commercially available blocks, as well as blocks not yet available on the market, including large blocks weighing up to 45 kilograms.
Having demonstrated the ability to work autonomously, the program will now move to a testing and calibration phase. During this time, the FBR team will work to increase the laying speed of the robot before commencing field testing in the next quarter.
The company noted that due to its product’s high value, it will not be disclosing any current images or video of the robot in a bid to preserve its commercial advantage for as long as possible.
FBR Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Mike Pivac said it was “exciting” to have achieved autonomous block laying cycles with the first of its next-generation Hadrian X flagship robots.
“Having successfully laid the most commonly used cement masonry block in the United States and many other countries around the world utilising our new shuttle delivery system, we now turn our focus toward ramping up our speed and building our first house structures at our testing facility over the coming months,” Mr Pivac said.
Meanwhile, a second next-generation Hadrian X robot is now in the manufacturing phase.
FBR shares were down 3.33 per cent and trading at 2.9 cents at 2:14 pm AEDT.
