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by defrost 1297 days ago
> bricklayer

Bricklaying was automated 5+ years ago .. locally they've been in heavy use for new homes for three years or so.

Robotic bricklayer builds houses 3x faster than humans ( 5 years ago )

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6s17IAj-XpU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6IQB5S1N5I

1 comments

lol you are indeed the cheeky comment section:

yes laying bricks in a long straight line is automated. Laying bricks in more intricate ways would take a lot more time. Also the machine still has to have human super vision and they seem to clean the mortar.

It's nuanced