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Battery-powered autonomous bricklayer for facades and structural walls
- 15
- Deployments
- 7
- Companies that ran it
How it works on your site
The Monumental is a compact, wheeled, battery-powered bricklaying robot that operates as part of a three-machine team: one bricklaying unit with two arms (mortar and brick) plus two support robots for material transport. It places bricks autonomously using camera-based localization against a digital twin, covering facade construction, retaining walls, and standard masonry; pointing, wall ties, and finishing stay with a human bricklayer on site. Monumental has been shipping since 2023.
Corner and Lead Construction
Monumental's robots build the corners of a wall along with the straight runs, following the bond pattern and leaving the gap where a window frame goes. The robot stops where a lintel is needed, and a mason steps in to set it.
Unit Placement (Brick/Block/Stone)
The bricklaying arm places each brick in world-space coordinates, cross-referencing camera input with the digital twin. Integrated cameras monitor every placement and self-correct; the system detects bricks under partial obstructions, shadows, and glare. A human bricklayer handles mortar pointing and wall ties, tasks the robot does not perform.
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Who has run it
15 deployments · 7 companies · 2 countries
Will it work on your site
- Terrain
- Construction site ground: bumpy, gravelly, sandy. Chunky rubber wheels with autonomous navigation.
- Working height
- Ground floor height using onboard cranes. Higher floors reached via scissor lift.Specific numeric heights (6 m, 12 m) and RECO platform name not independently confirmed.
- Throughput
- Around 500 bricks per 8-hour shift (approximately 62.5 bricks/hr)
- Transport
- Fits through standard doorways; fits inside a van
- Power
- Electric'Battery' specifically not confirmed by independent sources; robots described as 'small, electric AGVs.'
- Autonomy
- Supervised: autonomous navigation and brick placement. Mortar pointing and wall tie installation performed manually by a human worker alongside the robot.
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- Control
- Atrium software (proprietary). AI-powered construction robot operating system.Specific feature list (design, build control, monitoring, fleet management) sourced from vendor documentation.
- Operator
- Supervisor does not need bricklaying qualification. Supervisor-to-machine ratio varies by source (one per machine or one per two machines). A separate human worker is required for mortar pointing and wall tie installation.
- Fleet composition
- Three-robot team per deployment: one bricklaying unit (dual-arm, brick and mortar) plus two supply wagons (one for bricks, one for mortar).Supply wagons require manual reloading during shifts.
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