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March 20, 2024

UK startup to roll out robot-built “lego” houses in the US and Europe

Automated Architecture has raised £2.6m and wants to help tackle the housing shortage


One of the biggest crises societies around the world face is building affordable homes for growing populations. Rising building costs and a workforce shortage exaggerate the inefficiencies of the construction industry, which has been notoriously slow to digitise. 

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Some of the AUAR team. Mollie Claypool bottom right
Some of the AUAR team. Mollie Claypool bottom right, and co-founder Gilles Retsin, bottom left
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Kai Nicol-Schwarz

Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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