FBR

• FBR Hadrian

  Hadrian

• FBR Mantis

  Mantis

Orders & commitments

• Order / commitment

  2017-08-16 - A non-binding Saudi MOU contemplated at least 50,000 homes and 100 Hadrian X robots by 2022, subject to later definitive agreements. - Saudi MOU

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• Operating use

  2024-12-23 - FBR completed its U.S. Hadrian X demonstration program with CRH Ventures, building nine code-compliant homes. - U.S. Hadrian X demonstration program

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• FBR.AX - ASX - AUD

• Mark Pivac - Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director - FBR identifies Pivac as its current CEO, Executive Director and primary inventor of its automated bricklaying technology.
• Mike Pivac - Co-founder and former Chief Executive Officer

Events

• 2026-01-29 - Demonstration - FBR demonstrates Hadrian H04 at 36 square metres of wall per hour

  H04 built the test structure in one hour and 21 minutes. The measured rate was 36 square metres of wall per hour, above the prior 24.4-square-metre benchmark. FBR released unedited footage that included production delays and manual interventions.

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• 2026-01-20 - Commercial Order - State Machinery places conditional AUD 990,000 order for Mantis

  The AUD 990,000 order is for a Mantis robot intended to manufacture barges at State Machinery’s Mississippi River facility in Louisiana. Factory acceptance requires a Hopper Barge sub-assembly welding programme, recorded speed tests and third-party non-destructive weld inspection to AWS D1.1. FBR anticipated delivery in the second half of 2026 after acceptance, with installation and customer training included.

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• 2025-07-28 - Product Launch - FBR launches the Mantis long-reach welding robot

  The fixed-base system was introduced for large-scale fabrication, mining, shipbuilding and defence manufacturing. FBR listed up to 25 kg/h deposition with the tandem-wire configuration and weld travel up to four metres per minute. Laser seam finding and tracking and Verbotics path programming were included in the launch configuration.

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• 2025-03-03 - Partnership - FBR and Liebherr agree U.S. Hadrian X assembly-localization programme

  Initial robotic modules were to be produced in Australia and assembled onto U.S. truck bases. The partners planned to evaluate broader local component manufacturing and servicing. Their memorandum of understanding was extended to March 1, 2026.

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• 2024-12-23 - Demonstration - FBR completes U.S. Hadrian X demonstration program with CRH Ventures

  FBR completed its U.S. demonstration program with CRH Ventures after constructing nine code-compliant homes. Completion triggered a US$400,000 payment from CRH Ventures. The program is tied to conditional purchase-order pathways for additional Hadrian X units.

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• 2024-01-18 - Partnership - FBR signs binding U.S. Hadrian X agreement with CRH Ventures

  The agreement covered a demonstration program to build up to 10 houses in the United States with Hadrian X. If exercised, the joint venture would include conditional purchase orders and a CRH-backed loan facility.

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• 2018-11-15 - Demonstration - FBR demonstrates Hadrian X by building a house in under three days

  The demonstrated structure covered 180 square metres. Hadrian X produced multiple brick sizes, cuts and laying configurations. The robot built a larger two-room structure from a 3D CAD model.

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• 2017-08-16 - Market Signal - FBR signs non-binding Saudi housing MOU

  The MOU contemplated at least 50,000 homes and 100 Hadrian X robots by 2022. The announcement explicitly described the MOU as non-binding. Pricing and definitive agreements remained outstanding.

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Relationships

• CRH Ventures

  U.s. Hadrian X Demonstration Partner - FBR completed its U.S. Hadrian X demonstration program with CRH Ventures, building nine code-compliant homes.

• Liebherr-Mischtechnik GmbH

  U.s. Assembly Localization Partner - Liebherr-Mischtechnik supports localization and assembly planning for Hadrian X robots in the United States.

• CRH Ventures Americas

  U.s. Hadrian X Commercialization Partner - FBR signed binding U.S. demonstration and joint-venture option agreements with CRH Ventures Americas.

Shared workflows

• Monumental

  workflow adjacency - Automated Bricklaying

Context tags

• Construction infrastructure sites - Customer Environment
• Construction robot OEM - Stack Layer
• Robotic bricklaying builder - Peer Group
• Automated bricklaying - Workflow

• State Machinery places conditional AUD 990,000 order for Mantis

  2026-01-20 · Order / contract · FBR received a binding conditional purchase order from State Machinery & Equipment Sales for the first Mantis welding robot, subject to a factory acceptance test before staged payments and delivery.

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