In response to the fires that affected areas such as Pacific Palisades, ABB Robotics and Cosmic Buildings have joined forces to transform the way affected homes are rebuilt. Using a mobile robotic microfactory equipped with AI-enabled robots and digital twins, the companies are looking to to reduce construction time and associated costs.
Cosmic’s mobile units, already deployed in the area, allow on-site fabrication of customized modular structures. Thanks to the integration of the RobotStudio software, the entire process is digitally simulated before execution, ensuring millimeter accuracy and minimizing errors during the construction site.
AI-powered robots to build faster and with less waste
The homes generated by this collaboration meet strict energy efficiency and fire resistance standards. Each structure is built with non-combustible materials, incorporates solar power, battery storage and systemsand renewable water systems, making them self-sufficient and sustainable.making them self-sufficient and sustainable.
Computer vision systems and embedded artificial intelligence allow robots to make real-time decisions, detect construction problems and ensure a constant quality standard. This approach can reduce execution time by up to 70% compared to traditional methods and cut costs by approximately 30%.
A new paradigm in resilient housing construction
This initiative represents a firm step towards a new housing development model. housing developmentwhere automation and factory mobility enable rapid response to natural disasters. Cosmic plans to build at least 100 homes in California by 2027, at an estimated cost of $550 to $700 per square foot.
Beyond immediate reconstruction, this project sets a global benchmark for how robotics can address critical problems in the sector: labor shortages, cost overruns, waste and the urgent need for housing solutions.
ABB and Cosmic reduce construction time by 70% and costs by 30%. Source: ABB Robotics
Robotics applied to the housing of the future
Both ABB and Cosmic see this collaboration as a scalable platform. With the global construction robotics market projected to grow at 20% CAGR through 2030, such solutions could be replicated in other regions affected by natural disasters.
The alliance between technology, automation and social vision redefines the times and ways in which housing is conceived in the 21st century.
Source and photo: ABB
