Manufacturing in Europe runs 267 robots per 10,000 workers. Construction runs close to zero.
That gap is why we are hosting Groundworks on 11 November. It is also why Origin exists.
Yogesh Ghaturle joined Bricks, Bucks & Bytes the day Origin came out of stealth with $20M to put autonomous robots to work on interior construction.
Why the last wave of drywall robots failed, and what has changed since
The throughput question every contractor asks before anything else
US contractors want to rent. European contractors want to buy the outcome.
Martin's verdict: commercially viable on big jobs, hard to see on small and medium sites.
So, a business or a science project?
Full episode live on Youtube and Spotify. Link in comments.
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Chapters
00:00 Teaser
01:21 Bricks, Bucks & Bytes Podcast
03:07 Groundworks Summit: Construction Robotics Event in London
10:43 AI in Engineering and Construction: Productivity Gains for Small Firms
13:19 OpenAI Recording Device Case and AI Cybersecurity Risks
17:39 Origin Raises $20M: Autonomous Robots for Construction
20:19 Interior Construction Automation: Wall Finishing Robots
21:34 Construction Action Models: How Origin's Robot AI Works
26:13 Commercialising Construction Robots: Pilots, Customers and Throughput
31:29 Hardest Challenges in Building Interior Construction Robots
33:08 Construction Robotics Business Models: Rental vs Outcome-as-a-Service
