Significant milestone for FBR

Earlier this month while in conversation with Business News, FBR chief executive Mike Pivac said the company’s Hadrian X construction robot was nearing an impressive achievement.

Initially laying concrete blocks between 285-330 concrete blocks per hour earlier this year, Mr Pivac said the robot construction unit had been laying around 350 blocks per hour during its US demonstration program in the state of Florida – nearing “house a day” territory.

How prophetic these words turned out to be.

On Monday, FBR told the market that within a single shift, its Hadrian X unit had completed all walls of the seventh demonstration program home – with three personnel on site – before heading to the location of the eighth home.

“We are extremely pleased to have completed the walls of houses seven and eight of our demonstration program in such quick succession, and in particular, completing the walls of the eighth home in a single day, including the placement of lintels and bond beam blocks, with only three personnel on site,” Mr Pivac said.

“This achievement highlights the potential of our technology and the beneficial impact that it can have on the construction industry.”

In order to potentially secure a joint venture with CRH Ventures, the Hadrian X unit will complete the program once walls within 10 one-storey homes have been constructed.

Mr Pivac said construction on the ninth home will begin this week.   

FBR last traded at 3.8 cents.