SAM (Semi-Automated Mason), bricklaying robot, Construction Robotics, Victor, New York, USA

Scott Peters, Co-Founder of Construction Robotics provides an introduction to the bricklaying robot SAM (Semi-Automated Mason). SAM works side-by-side a mason for onsite masonry construction.

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Timelapse of a typical morning for Construction Robotics and their robot SAM.

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SAM the bricklaying robot engineered by Construction Robotics builds a complex artistic wall.

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SAM100 the onsite masonry construction robot works on the new Columbus Mckinnon headquarters in the fall of 2015.

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Meet metal-muscled SAM, the bricklaying robotic assistant of the future.

SAM, short for Semi-Automated Mason, was developed by Construction Robotics, a small business funded by the National Science Foundation Small Business Innovation Research program.

SAM works alongside masons to install bricks, making the humans’ jobs less backbreaking. It is designed to increase productivity and reduce heavy-lifting burdens on construction crews. Masons set SAM up and work alongside it, continuing to use their knowledge and skills while letting the robot handle the repetition and physical labor.
Business co-founder Scott Peters hopes this new technology will attract new talent to the industry and ultimately boost the U.S. economy by adding jobs.

NSF provides early stage R&D funding to small businesses such as Construction Robotics to help them move their innovative ideas into the marketplace.

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SAM the bricklaying robot working alongside masons from Heitkamp Masonry on a construction project in Rolla, Missouri.

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Learn more about how the bricklaying robot SAM for onsite masonry construction works. This video features SAM working on the Aldi's store in Pulaski, NY in June 2016. The mason was C&D Laface from Syracuse, NY. The brick was a Belden Brick and the mortar was SpecMix.

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SAM100 the bricklaying robot has seen major improvements since last year. This video compares SAM's performance working with utility bricks in 2015 vs SAM's performance in 2016.

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SAM100 is faster than ever and running OS 2.0 which now allows soldier course bricks.

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Construction Robotics is bringing automation and technology to the construction industry. One of their first, major success stories is SAM, a Semi-Automated Mason that is essentially a brick-laying robot. The innovators at Construction Robotics designed SAM using several innovative products from Phoenix Contact, including sensor actuated cables, WLAN antennas, Axioline I/O, and wireless devices.

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