Robotics and automation tech company FBR (ASX: FBR) has successfully had its Hadrian X bricklaying robot build the structural walls for a new house in just four days.

The house, a display home in Dayton, Western Australia, will now have the remainder of its construction completed with traditional labour, but to have completed the structural build in just four days shows the potential for FBR at the forefront of construction robotics.

“Digital construction has taken a significant step forward with the completion of this structure using the Hadrian X®, the world’s first and only mobile autonomous bricklaying robot,” said FBR CEO, Mike Pivac.

“Over the coming months, the builder of the display home, Archistruct Builders & Designers, will complete the display home, including applying face brick to the exterior of the structure. Once complete FBR intends to open the display home to the public and to current and potential collaborators, suppliers and customers from international markets to demonstrate and promote the use of the Hadrian X® in residential home construction.

“We expect this first display home build will attract significant interest globally, and I thank our team at FBR and our Shareholders for enabling us to achieve this.”

Deployed on Tuesday, 7 July, the Hadrian X was returned to FBR’s facilities on Saturday afternoon, completing the build in three and a half standard shifts. Coming in ahead of schedule, FBR will now review Hadrian X’s performance with plans to calibrate the robot to handle larger blocks which could improve the build speed by 25%.

Capable of laying 200 bricks per hour, the lay speed for Hadrian X is currently on par with commercial standards for human labour but without the traditional labour cost expenses. With further optimisation, FBR is confident that Hadrian X will be more efficient than traditional construction methods on a $ per square metre basis.

Shares in FBR have surged over the past week since commencing the Dayton display home build to close on Friday at $0.089, a rise of 97% on their $0.045 open price that week.