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 ...

Meet SAM, the Semi Automated Mason. SAM can lay bricks three times faster than a normal brick layer. SAM isn’t planning on taking away any jobs yet though — it still needs a human mason following ...

Seven or eight years ago, Stephen Shelton started worrying about the future. It wasn’t just his own Pittsburgh-based construction company, but his entire industry. Shelton had spent decades working in ...

Stone masons beware: An Australian engineer has developed a bricklaying robot that can lay 1,000 bricks an hour, work 24/7, and complete the shell of a brick home in just two days. FastBrick Robotics ...

As robots get smarter, cheaper and more versatile, they're taking on a growing number of challenges – and bricklaying can now be added to the list. Engineers in Perth, Australia, have created a fully ...

Robots that can lay six times as many bricks a day as human builders are set to turn the construction industry on its head. New York-based firm Construction Robotics has developed a robot called SAM ...

Q: I have a small cemented area (ten by eight feet) outside the sliding glass doors of the home. I would like to expand it to a total size of 14 by 16 feet with brick-like blocks (15 inches by 15 ...

If I couldn't be standing at the ocean's edge feeling the sand wash out from under my feet, playing in the sand laying brick pavers wasn't so bad. Well, actually, it was kind of brutal in the heat of ...

The rugged good looks and lasting durability of brick pavers make a nice upgrade to a side yard or can boost curb appeal by adding an attractive walkway to the front door. Laying a brick walkway goes ...