Robots Will Build Houses In ‘Micro Factories’ To Tackle US Shortage [Video]

Robots housed in “micro factories” will be part of a push for housing production across the Midwest, amid a shortage in the U.S. that has become a key election issue.

The new technology, supplied by U.K. robotics company Automated Architecture (AUAR), will be used by U.S.-based Rival Holdings to expand sustainable real estate development across areas where housing demand is high.

The two micro factories, which are small enough to be transported to the U.S. in shipping containers, are capable of producing 180 new homes a year each, according to Rival Holdings.

The factories work by constructing timber frames according to an AI-powered design manufacturing software developed by AUAR. The software accounts for local supply chains and building codes.

Mollie Claypool, co-founder and CEO of AUAR, told Newsweekthat the micro factories were currently on their way to the U.S. via …