by Credit: Monumental
Robot reducers are tested on British construction sites in the warning shortage of a major lack of work in the building industry.
The machines developed by the Dutch company Monumental use two mechanical arms that output mortar and put bricks at a similar pace as a person.
This corresponds to approximately 500 bricks per robot in a typical eight-hour layer, but they can be programmed around the clock if necessary even under human supervision.
It represents a potential solution to facilitate a chronic lack of bricks in the British construction industry. Experts warned that at least 25,000 others are needed to meet the government’s house building plans.
In the Netherlands, the Monumental machines have already built facades for dozens of houses and for sewer support walls in residential developments. You can build just lined brick walls and a cornering.
Now Monumental is preparing to beat the machines in Great Britain for the first time with the London Micklaying contractor Galostar, a company that previously worked on residential projects, as well as larger programs such as the Olympic Stadium in Stratford, East London, and the Wells Theater from Sadler.
Tony Chapman, the managing director of Galostar, said the tests would probably start next month.
You will first focus on whether the robots can be successfully adapted to the British standards and can be used on scaffolding.
He said, “We don’t believe you [the machines] Will ever replace bricks, but you can certainly help with the skills we are dealing with.
“In our view, it also helps because the robots do not need breaks, have no break. So if you have several of them, you know exactly what your edition will look like.”
One person can supervise two of the machines at the same time, but the manager does not have to be a qualified bricklayer, which means that it should be easier to keep the construction sites occupied, said Salar Al Khafaji, co -founder of Monumentalal.
He said: “You only close us with work and we will come with our machines to do the work instead of a few people.
“Your workforce pool will now be much larger and you can work out several layers.”
He expects to calculate about the price of a human brickie or about £ 1 per brick.
According to Monumental, the robots can also be programmed so that they lay different brick configurations and patterns. It may open the door for a return to the more complex styles of the masonry, which are loved by Victorian and Edwardian builders, who are now considered too labor -intensive by large -volume houses.
