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SAM, one robot, a dozen engineers, and the race to revolutionize the way we build, Jonathan Waldman

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SAM, one robot, a dozen engineers, and the race to revolutionize the way we build, Jonathan Waldman

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

SAM

Oclc number

1134392802

Responsibility statement

Jonathan Waldman

Sub title

one robot, a dozen engineers, and the race to revolutionize the way we build

Summary

Humans have landed men on the moon, programmed cars to drive themselves, and put the knowledge of our entire civilization in your back pocket. But no one from MIT nerds to Army Corps engineers has ever built a robot that can lay bricks as well as a mason. Unlike the controlled conditions of a factory line, where robots are now ubiquitous, no two construction sites are alike, and a days work involves countless variables bricks that range in size and quality, temperamental mortar mixes, uneven terrain, fickle weather, and moody foremen

Table Of Contents

Prologue -- Part I: Victor. The first brick ; The AM Project ; Dream machines ; An arm and a laser ; In the eyes of a bricklayer ; Approaching innovation ; The world's fastest ; Mortar Mike ; Refinement ; The team ; A stage to stand on ; The general -- Part II: The real world. Vegas ; Laramie ; Lunenburg ; Washington ; Home ; Tennessee ; Seattle ; Double ; Wisconsin ; Desperation ; Mississippi ; Indianapolis ; Epilogue

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