Robotic Builders Becoming Specialized, Taking On Construction Challenges

This robotic fabricator could change the way buildings are constructed: A construction robot has to be powerful enough to handle heavy material, small enough to enter standard buildings, and flexible enough to navigate the terrain. Robots revolutionized the automotive industry back in the 1970s, performing a wide range of tasks more reliably and quickly than humans. Now a new generation of more gentle robots has begun to crop up on production lines in other industries, doing more delicate, fiddly tasks like packing lettuce. But now they’re taking on challenges of building construction. Read The Original Article