Bricklaying Robot - SAM

How Does this Technology Work?

The workers, or masons,  load up bricks and mortar inside the machine and set it up where they intend to build a wall. SAM will then take a brick, cover it in mortar, and place it down. The robot arm will move in order to place bricks right next to one another. Mason(s) will be with the SAM in order to confirm whether the bricks are laid properly, and to remove excess mortar (a process similar to traditional bricklaying minus the person laying the bricks themself).

How is this an Improvement from Before?

Prior to the creation of SAM, people would coat bricks with mortar and lay them manually, but with the aid of SAM they can do less manual work. SAM allows for more efficiency and is a time reduction of the overall bricklaying process. Helps increase productivity and safety seeing as people don’t have to do as much heavy lifting (which can lead to safety risks), and because the robot is doing the majority of the manual work, the human workers do not have to worry about tiring or burning out quickly.