Automated Bricklaying

12 Apr Automated Bricklaying

Bricklaying has historically been done by hand. It’s labour-intensive and monotonous work, with a range of workplace hazards and potential injuries.

Manual handling hazards can result in work-related upper limb disorders and back injuries. In addition, manually cutting bricks on a worksite can result in crystalline silica dust inhalation.

FBR Technology’s “Hadrian X” robot is able to build houses automatically, using CAD drawings, robotics and advanced adhesive technology.

This eliminates the bricklayer, extremes of weather and the usual need for daylight from the equation.

Hadrian X picks and places special bricks

From its truck-mounted base, the module applies high precision to place the selected bricks, ensuring there is virtually zero material waste.

The work area that the robot occupies is cleared of workers and the area barricaded before it goes to work *.

From a workplace safety, health and sustainability perspective, there are numerous advantages.

*A full risk assessment needs to be undertaken before work begins.