Globe and Mail: Ontario Developer Hopes New House-Building Robot Can Alleviate Industry’s Productivity Woes

For a rental housing project, Horizon Legacy is deploying Val 2.0 – a robot that took years, and millions of dollars, to develop

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At a building site in Eastern Ontario, a developer is speeding up the construction of housing units with the help of a new, bulky team member: a robot known as Val 2.0.

Horizon Legacy CEO Nhung Nguyen at the construction site in Gananoque, Ont., where her company is building a housing development. Over years of brainstorming and testing, Horizon Legacy Construction Automation Corp. has adapted a robotic arm – the type used on auto assembly lines – to erect concrete-like walls with speed and precision. Now, the robot is being used on its first project: 26 rental townhouse units in Gananoque, Ontario.

Written by Matt Lundy, 'Horizon Legacy Developer Uses Robotics to Build Faster and More Efficiently.' The Globe and Mail, Sunday, October 28, 2024, HERE.

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Horizon Legacy is setting a new standard for construction in Canada with the Gananoque Townhomes project: the country’s first and largest neighborhood built using onsite robotics. This forward-thinking development integrates VAL 2.0’s robotic automation with proven construction practices, delivering efficiency, quality, and sustainability in residential building.

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Globe and Mail: Ontario Developer Hopes New House-Building Robot Can Alleviate Industry’s Productivity Woes

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