SAM100

Construction Robotics (Victor, New York) is best known for the SAM100 (Semi-Automated Mason), a bricklaying robot designed to work alongside a human mason, and for the MULE (Material Unit Lift Enhancer), a material-lift-assist device. There is no consumer price, and the SAM100 bricklaying line is discontinued. The SAM100 reached commercial deployment with masonry contractors at its peak (recorded at commercial maturity historically), but it appears wound down: the company's homepage now leads with the MULE lift-assist product and the dedicated SAM page is no longer prominently maintained, indicating a pivot to the MULE line. Throughput claims such as roughly 3,000 bricks per day are vendor- and press-stated, and there is no reliable current count of active SAM100 units, so the bricklaying line is best treated as historical. With FBR's pilot-stage Hadrian X, the SAM100 forms the bricklaying-automation cautionary pair: two different approaches to brick-laying robotics, one wound down and one stalled at pilot.

Readiness

SAM100 is discontinued, no capability claims are on file, 1 verified deployment is on file, and no incidents are on record.

Availability

discontinued

Discontinued.

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Price honesty

no-price

No price points on file for SAM100.

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Capability honesty

no-claims

No reviewed capability claims on file for SAM100.

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Real-world use

commercial

Maturity: commercial. 1 verified deployment in the registry.

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Safety record

no-incidents

No incidents on record. 1 verified deployment on file.

What it claims to do

No reviewed capability claims on file.

Price

No reviewed price points on file.

Real-world use

• United States operated by Construction Robotics2018-01-01

Safety record

No incidents on record. 1 verified deployment on file.

Privacy

No privacy practices disclosed or on file for SAM100.

Specs

notes

• Verified: Construction Robotics (Victor, New York) built the SAM100 (Semi-Automated Mason), a bricklaying robot that works alongside a human mason, and the MULE (Material Unit Lift Enhancer) lift-assist device. SAM100 reached commercial deployment with masonry contractors at its peak.
• Lifecycle = discontinued (SAM100): SAM100 appears wound down: the company homepage now leads with the MULE material-lift product, and the dedicated SAM page is no longer prominently maintained. The registry records the SAM100 at its commercial historical peak (maturityStage=commercial) but lifecycleState=discontinued, with the company pivoting to the MULE lift-assist line (active/retired split pattern).
• Cap-flag: Throughput claims (~3,000 bricks/day) are vendor/press-stated. No reliable current (2025) count of active SAM100 units; treat the bricklaying line as historical.

products

SAM100 (Semi-Automated Mason) bricklaying robot [wound down]; MULE (Material Unit Lift Enhancer) lift-assist [current product]

max_speed

400 bricks/h

formFactor

construction (SAM100: semi-automated masonry/bricklaying robot, mason-paired; MULE: material-lift assist)

What's under the hood

No brain on file for SAM100.

Frequently asked questions

Is the SAM100 actually available for purchase?

Discontinued. No longer available for purchase.Source: Construction Robotics (homepage; current focus is MULE material-lift assist)

What does the SAM100 cost?

Not announced.

Where is the SAM100 being used?

SAM100 is in use at: United States operated by Construction Robotics (2018-01-01).Source: Construction Robotics SAM100 product page

Is the SAM100 safe?

No incidents on record across 1 verified deployment.

How does the SAM100 handle privacy?

No privacy practices disclosed or on file for SAM100.

Who makes the SAM100?

SAM100 is made by Construction Robotics, based in Victor, NY.Source: Construction Robotics (homepage; current focus is MULE material-lift assist)

Video

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Sources

1. Construction Robotics (homepage; current focus is MULE material-lift assist) · https://www.construction-robotics.com/ ↗
2. Construction Robotics MULE (Material Unit Lift Enhancer) · https://www.construction-robotics.com/mule/ ↗
3. SAM100 (Semi-Automated Mason) bricklaying robot · https://www.therobotreport.com/sam100-bricklaying-robot-construction-robotics/ ↗
4. SAM bricklaying robot (mason-paired; ~3,000 bricks/day claimed) · https://spectrum.ieee.org/sam-the-bricklaying-robot ↗
5. SAM100 deployment context (masonry contractors) · https://www.constructiondive.com/news/sam100-bricklaying-robot-construction-robotics/ ↗
6. SAM100 · https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/17/construction-robotics-bricklaying-robot-five-times-faster-than-human.html ↗
7. Construction Robotics official YouTube (@Construction-robotics), embedded under standard YouTube embed terms. oEmbed author_url verified 2026-06-04. · https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCTfavntm-k ↗ · 2026-06-04
8. Construction Robotics SAM100 product page · https://www.construction-robotics.com/sam100/ ↗
9. SAM100 case studies — commercial masonry projects (US) · https://www.construction-robotics.com/case-studies/ ↗