ConstructionBricklaying robot truck
Hadrian X
by FBR (formerly Fastbrick Robotics)
Hadrian is a bricklaying robot from Australia's FBR that builds the block walls of houses on the building site, working from a digital plan. FBR website
- Evidence
- Company-reported only
- Human help
- Not disclosed
- Last milestone
- Oct 2026
01Can I get it?
Yes, in places
- Where it works today
- FBR sells the robot to selected partners, and builds walls for customers itself through its Wall as a Service business. FBR Hadrian page
- Published price
- From A$7.8 million (base price, before options and tariffs) as of Oct 2026 FBR Hadrian page
- Human help
- The maker hasn't said whether people help it remotely.
02Track record
What has actually happened
Every milestone is dated and links to the page it comes from. Lines marked company-reported rest on the maker's own word.
On sale · sets the stage
FBR Hadrian pageCompany-reported
03Safety and incidents
What has gone wrong
No crashes, recalls or regulator reports in our sources. That is not proof none happened; we add them when a regulator or trusted outlet reports one.
On video
What it looks like, at stage 4
Videos from the maker show the robot at its best. The stage comes from the dated record above, not from what a video shows.
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The rule, not an opinion
Stages are worked out by published rules from the dated milestones above. We never rate robots, and no maker can pay to change a stage.
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Regulator-cleared or mass market
A regulator has cleared it where approval applies: FDA clearance or approval for a medical robot, a permit to run with no one aboard for a self-driving vehicle, or an FAA approval for routine drone flights. Or: Widely sold: sales in the hundreds of thousands, or a product category you can buy in ordinary shops.
- 4
Paying customersThis robot
Delivered to customers who pay for it, beyond a trial, or a paid service the public can use.
Placed by: FBR's website offers Hadrian for purchase by selected partners, at a base price of A$7.8 million. It lists a top speed of 360 blocks an hour (Oct 2026).
- 3
Pilot
Working with a named customer in a real setting, as a trial.
- 2
Pre-orders
Orders, reservations or deposits taken, with nothing delivered yet.
- 1
Demo only
Shown in videos, staged events or a factory, with no units working for customers.
What we couldn't confirm. Thin card: web search ran out, and FBR's news and stock-exchange announcement pages did not load. Could not confirm dates or places of the US demonstration program, how many homes it has built, how many machines are sold, or FBR's financial state. The 2026-10 dates are when the website was checked, not event dates. The 2023 press figure (up to 1,000 bricks an hour) differs from FBR's own listed top speed (360 blocks an hour).
Sources
Cite this page
Robotics Verdict. “Hadrian X (FBR (formerly Fastbrick Robotics)): how far has it got?” roboticsverdict.com/robots/fbr-hadrian-x. Checked 19 October 2026.
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