Google's proposed new HQ in Australia will be built using robot-crane hybrids known as "crabots". The machines will be used to construct much of the building's interiors, a hackable - or flexible - space built using lightweight, mobile materials. The construction industry has embraced the use of robots for some hazardous or repetitive tasks, improving safety and allowing human workers to focus on higher-skilled jobs. Last year, California’s Fastbrick Robotics filmed a robot which could lay 1,000 bricks an hour based on a CAD image, while Japanese construction machinery giant Komatsu uses drones to help automated bulldozers navigate building sites.
Google's proposed new HQ in California will be built using robot-crane hybrids known as "crabots". The machines will be used to construct much of the building's interiors, a hackable - or flexible - space built using lightweight, mobile materials. The construction industry has embraced the use of robots for some hazardous or repetitive tasks, improving safety and allowing human workers to focus on higher-skilled jobs. Last year, Australia’s Fastbrick Robotics filmed a robot which could lay 1,000 bricks an hour based on a CAD image, while Japanese construction machinery giant Komatsu uses drones to help automated bulldozers navigate building sites.