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MonumentalBattery-powered autonomous bricklayer for facades and structural walls15 deployments · 2 countries
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Track-guided perimeter bricklayer built around full residential house footprints
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How it works on your site
The ABLR is a track-mounted gantry that automates brick, block, and mortar laying for residential house construction using standard UK bricks and traditional mortar. It lays individual bricks and dispenses mortar along a perimeter track system, building walls including corners; tie bars, damp courses, lintels, pointing, and quality inspections stay with a two-person crew. The ABLR completed its first build in October 2020 and holds NHBC Accepts accreditation (January 2022), permitting use in NHBC-warranted new homes across the UK.
Corner and Lead Construction
The gantry follows a perimeter track that encircles the house footprint, letting it traverse corners without repositioning. A labourer loads bricks and mortar while a skilled tradesperson handles tie bars, damp courses, lintels, and pointing alongside the robot.
Unit Placement (Brick/Block/Stone)
The gripper arm picks individual bricks, measures each brick's dimensions with onboard sensors, and places it with mortar dispensed through a custom nozzle. Laser measurement provides alignment verification during the laying cycle.
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Field outcomes
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Will it work on your site
- Site preparation
- Perimeter track installation; SolidWorks 3D plans (maker-stated)Track assembly time and cost not published. SolidWorks requirement is maker-stated only.
- Navigation
- Rail-constrained perimeter trackTrack installs around full house footprint
- Autonomy
- Supervised; 2-person crew requiredLabourer + skilled tradesperson
- Control interface
- Tablet-based with remote data accessNone
- Certifications
- ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS (maker-stated)OHSAS 18001 was withdrawn March 2021; current certification status unverified
- Regulatory
- NHBC Accepts (January 2022)Covers 70-80% of UK new builds
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- Safety
- Scissor lifts on track; person-riding liftNone
- Connectivity
- Tablet control with remote build dataNone
- Throughput
- Approx. 10,000 bricks in two weeks for a three-bedroom houseSingle deployment (Everingham); vendor claims build time halved from four weeks to two
As the maker states it.
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