End of bricklayers? Electric robot emerges with robotic arm, smart sensors, and augmented reality to assemble masonry walls directly on site and transform the worker into a digital construction supervisor.

BRIX robotic system brings automation to masonry by combining electric rover, collaborative arm, navigation sensors, and augmented reality to build walls on real sites, changing the work routine without removing human supervision from the construction process. A robotic system called BRIX was presented as a full-scale prototype to automate part of the construction of masonry walls directly on the construction site, combining an autonomous electric rover, collaborative robotic arm, LiDAR sensors, stereo cameras, and augmented reality features under human supervision. The proposal was described in the scientific article “BRIX: an autonomous system for brick wall construction,” published in the journal Construction Robotics, by Pierpaolo Ruttico, Matteo Pacini, and Carlo Beltracchi, as a lightweight, programmable solution aimed at real construction environments. The system does not function as a humanoid robot that fully replaces the bricklayer, but as a mobile platform capable of moving around the construction space, positioning a mechanical arm, and performing repetitive tasks of handling and laying pieces with operator supervision.

End of bricklayers? Electric robot emerges with robotic arm, smart sensors, and augmented reality to assemble masonry walls directly on site and transform the worker into a digital construction supervisor.. BRIX robotic system brings automation to masonry by combining electric rover, collaborative arm, navigation sensors, and augmented reality to build walls on real sites, changing the work routine without removing human supervision from the construction process. A robotic system called BRIX was presented as a full-scale prototype to automate part of the construction of masonry walls directly on the construction site, combining an autonomous electric rover, collaborative robotic arm, LiDAR sensors, stereo cameras, and augmented reality features under human supervision. The proposal was described in the scientific article “BRIX: an autonom...