# Robot Built Homes Replacing Inefficient Humans (Video) By Chris Skleryk | Published 2007-01-16 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/robot-built-homes References: [timesonline](http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,176-2546574,00.html) In a world where demand is high and most products are automatically produced by robots, it only makes sense that our dwellings follow that trend. Dr. Behrokh Khoshneivis is leading a team at USC who are almost ready to unveil the robot. Costing $1.5M, this robot is designed to build homes with absolutely no human help. The "home-bot" will have minimal limitation in architectural design, "If you ask a bricklayer to lay bricks in anything other than a straight line, you'll run into problems, but if you ask the robot to make a squiggly line it really doesn't care.” Using only two materials to construct the house, gypsum and concrete will be sprayed in layers to form floors, walls and roofs. The robots are rigged to a metal frame, enabling them to shuttle in three dimensions and assemble the structure of the house layer by layer. The first prototype will be a watertight shell of a two-storey house built in 24 hours, which will take place in California before April. This is truly revolutionary project and will help thousands of people by increasing production 200-fold and dropping prices to a fifth of what they are today. However if it does go mainstream, it will most likely put many hard working men and women out of a job creating other problems...but at least they won't be homeless. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.9/10 - Popularity: 57% | Activity: 81% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 90% men, 10% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [AI](https://www.trendhunter.com/ai) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Robotic Construction:** The use of robots to build homes can revolutionize the construction industry, making it more efficient and cost-effective. - **Automated Architecture:** This innovation can lead to the creation of more complex and detailed architectural designs that are difficult to achieve by human construction workers. - **3D Printing Buildings:** Robotic construction is a step towards 3D printing buildings, which can drastically reduce construction time and waste. ### Who This Affects Most - **Construction:** The construction industry can benefit greatly from this innovation by improving efficiency and reducing costs. - **Robotics:** The development of more advanced robots for construction purposes creates opportunities for robotics companies to expand into this industry. - **Real Estate:** This innovation can disrupt the real estate industry by introducing faster, cost-effective construction methods that can increase the supply of homes. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Open-Source Housekeeping Robots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/housekeeping-robot.md) - [AI-Generated House Plans](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ideal-house-by-libai-lab.md) - [Humanoid Chore Robots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mindon-unitree-g1.md) - [Compact 3d-Printed Housing](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tiny-house-lux.md) - [3D-Printed Neighborhood Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wolf-ranch.md) - [Consumer-Targeted Humanoids](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/noetix-robotics-bumi.md) - [Fully Recyclable 3D-Printed Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/biohome3d.md) - [Automated Worksite Printer Robots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hp-siteprint.md) - [Humanoid Household Robots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/1x-neo.md)