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Re:Where are the robotic bricklayers? by MaxikCZ on Wednesday August 04, 2021 @12:00PM (#28062586)
I do not know where you live, but I can speak for Czech republic (mid Europe): basically all houses are made by layling bricks. Its not "the" small brick, it typically range 10-50 cm in depth, which is its shortest dimension. Sure, theres ytong and such, but that too is essentially a big brick. Module or wood houses are absolute minority here.
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Re:Where are the robotic bricklayers? by sandworm101 on Wednesday August 04, 2021 @12:20PM (#28062843)
In north american, hand-laid bricks are just to expensive. It is far cheaper to build wooden forms and fill them with concrete. Bricks are then stacked as non-structural decoration on the outside of the concrete or wood walls.
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Re:Where are the robotic bricklayers? by vl on Wednesday August 04, 2021 @12:57PM (#28063388)
My guess would be that the main reason is that in the event of the earthquake you would survive in the second and die in the first.
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