Littleton mason Bob Boll keeps his award from the Guinness Book of World Records on the left side of his entry hall, so the first thing visitors see is proof of his standing as the world’s fastest ...

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Back in 2015 we looked at an interesting approach to automated construction in the form of a brick-laying robot, capable of putting together full-sized homes in just two days. The engineers behind the ...

LAKEWOOD — Dozens of people showed up Friday in Lakewood, to build brick walls that would never be used in any house. “It takes a lot of skill and a lot of time laying brick,” said Jason Boll, who ...

Meet SAM, the Semi Automated Mason. SAM can lay bricks three times faster than a normal brick layer. SAM isn’t planning on taking away any jobs yet though — it still needs a human mason following ...

An Australian company built a brick-laying robot it says can build a home in a fraction of the time it takes a normal construction crew. Fastbrick Robotics’ Hadrian X, which works off of a 3D model, ...

The rugged good looks and lasting durability of brick pavers make a nice upgrade to a side yard or can boost curb appeal by adding an attractive walkway to the front door. Laying a brick walkway goes ...

A new construction worker has been lending high-efficiency help to job sites, laying bricks at almost three times the speed of a human worker. SAM (short for Semi-Automated Mason) is a robotic ...