00:03This wall might not look that impressive, but what if I told you this wasn't built by human hands, but
00:07rather a robot?
00:09This is what its developers call Heap, or the Hydraulic Excavator, for an autonomous purpose.
00:14And it could change the way simple construction projects are done forever.
00:18The construction robot has myriad sensors, which let it create a 3D map of the construction site in real time.
00:23It can then find stones and analyze those as well, determining their weight and center point of gravity.
00:28And that it can assemble them into a structure without human workers ever getting involved.
00:33What's more, its developers say it reduces overall emissions substantially as well.
00:37With one of Heap's developers from ETH Zurich, Dr. Lauren Vasey, saying about it, quote,
00:41One such avenue is to rethink and reshape the embodied energy of material systems that are used in construction.
00:47In particular, developments in on-site robotic building methods offer the opportunity to leverage context-specific,
00:53locally sourced, or upcycled materials that are inexpensive, abundant, and low in embodied energy.
00:59This is no doubt in response to a metric revealed earlier this year.
01:02One that outlined how the cement industry is responsible for a whopping 8% of all CO2 emissions all on
01:08its own.
01:09Meaning using AI to discover and repurpose materials to build new structures could be a climate game-changer.
01:15Step into that.
01:16Keep going.
01:19Keep going.
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