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Hadrian is not the first large-scale industrial robot that can complete a whole build from start to finish. It's not even the first outdoor construction robot.
What's remarkable is it's both. As Mike told me, "Anything you can build inside a factory ... we're getting really, really good at. Trouble is, nothing's happening outdoors."
That's because environmental factors like wind and temperature variations can make life difficult for robots outdoors.
Most robots can't adjust to small, quick changes in wind or temperature fast enough to keep up.
That's fine if little wobbles won't make a big difference. But when you're working on something as large-scale as building a house and a light breeze could lead to bricks being laid way out of position, it can get very dangerous.
So up till now, any robot building on such large scales had to be indoors in minutely controlled environments.
Hadrian has overcome this problem using the precision technology Dynamic Stabilisation Technology (DST). DST was developed in Perth by Mike's cousin, Mark Pivac, back in the early 2000s. The computer program measures environmental factors an astounding 2000 times per second, then accounts for them in real time.
If robots replace the construction workers, who then will wolf whistle?
(Score: 2) by captain normal on Wednesday January 24 2018, @05:07AM
True, also there is much more to building any type of building than laying bricks or concrete blocks. In the first example (link in summary) notice that once the bricks are laid A real mason comes along and tools the joints. Note also that the bricks are laid as a fascia covering conventional wood frame construction. The machine is not constructing the foundation, nor putting in plumbing, electrical, or HACV systems.
In the second example of laying concrete blocks, unless there is some secret super sauce adhesive being applied between courses, the structure would hardly stand up to a Cat 2 hurricane or even to a 4.0 earthquake. Also where is the foundation and the plumbing, electrical and mechanicalsystems.
There is a long way to go before humans are replaced in constructing faculties.
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