Robotic technology company FBR Limited (ASX: FBR) has announced that its first next-generation Hadrian X® construction robot has arrived in the United States.
Once unloaded from the ship and cleared of customs, the next-generation Hadrian X® will be transported to a facility in Fort Myers, Florida. The next-generation Hadrian X® unit will undertake Site Acceptance Testing at the facility, consisting of a test build outdoors with the same requirements as the previously completed Factory Acceptance Testing, plus the inclusion of some bond beam blocks and an inspection from an independent structural engineer to confirm that the constructed walls of the test build are consistent with the design and meet applicable building standards.
Completion of the Site Acceptance Testing will trigger a US$600,000 payment by CRH Ventures to FBR and mark the commencement of the Demonstration Program.
The Demonstration Program requires FBR to construct the external walls of between five and 10 single-storey houses utilising the next-generation Hadrian X®.