ᐅ Masonry Construction with the FBR Hadrian X Robot

haydee schrieb:

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I believe robots and technology can definitely provide support.
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Of course, my previous—and possibly future—comments are somewhat exaggerated. It really depends on how the technology is used. Numerous examples show that it doesn’t always benefit humanity.

haydee schrieb:

Bricklayers have a poor reputation. Building technicians responsible for ensuring the robots function properly and are correctly programmed are regarded much more highly.
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Is that why domestic help is no longer called a cleaner but a cleaning specialist, because they can manage the complex technology of the household?

haydee schrieb:

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Nursing involves many tasks that are difficult and take time away from interpersonal care.
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In my opinion, nursing should always be interpersonal.

@Schimi1791 To shorten the discussion: I understand what you mean. What I want to say, and what @hampshire has already mentioned, is this: The problem is not the technology itself, but how people use it. One approach is to ban the technology, and if the potential harm is significant, I find that reasonable (though I don’t see this as the case with bricklayer or caregiver robots). However, a better approach would be to develop ourselves further as individuals and as a society.

As @haydee pointed out correctly, the fact that elderly or sick people are left alone has nothing to do with care not being provided personally. I am actually convinced of the opposite. People who care about their parents and grandparents are relieved, and this allows the time spent together to be used even more meaningfully.

And if there are families who neglect their elders, then it would be better for a robot to do the hard work so that the “emotional” support can be provided by a specially trained human caregiver.

Schimi1791 schrieb:


Is the household support now called a cleaning specialist instead of a cleaner because they can handle the complex technology of the household?

With this new designation, the job profile must change; otherwise, everything stays the same.

Tolentino schrieb:

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People who care about their parents and grandparents are relieved, allowing the time spent together to be used even more effectively.
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There are also families where children are looked after around the clock by a - hopefully still human - nanny. The parents then take the children for occasional one-on-one time and hand them back for the rest of the time.

But of course ... an endless debate.

And yes: I do understand the general idea/approach 🙂
You just shouldn’t lose sight of setting boundaries. Personally, I have (so far) no objections to technology and robots that help with household chores or gardening. But when it comes to interpersonal relationships, one should be cautious. I already notice this when I have to navigate through an automated phone menu or when I “chat” with a chatbot on Amazon.

It’s all too easy to focus only on the “advantages.” Children become reachable and controllable, etc. But the many problems that come with mobile phones for children often go unnoticed or are simply accepted as “the way things are.”

Yes, exactly, the problem did not start with the robot; people who behave as you described (and who can afford it) already act that way today, which you find regrettable. An affordable robot could of course increase the number of such cases, but that does not change the nature of the issue.

I’m not even sure that it’s necessarily a bad thing if those people are no longer forced to deal with unpleasant tasks. On the other hand, it could enable people who enjoy social interaction to take care of those who are left alone, since they would no longer need to do hard physical labor.

At the moment, however, I don’t see our society yet at a level where this can be supported collectively (especially financially).

11ant schrieb:

This already exists, as I saw yesterday. While watching videos about the Hadrian X on YouTube, I was then recommended more videos: these showed houses being printed with concrete as if it were buttercream, and instead of formwork, gaps were left.

I have been following this topic for several years. Printing entire houses is still in its early stages.

But such a masonry robot would definitely have its purpose. More so in the European market than in Australia. Especially since using larger brick formats in the future could make construction more efficient.

The price of the robot at 2 million is certainly not affordable for small companies that build the majority of single-family homes, semi-detached houses, and townhouses in Germany.

For the larger companies, however, the masonry robot promises greater flexibility, making such an investment more forward-looking.