TECH BYTES

THICK AS A BRICK

A new robot called the Hadrian X (below) can complete the brickwork on a home in just two days, laying over 1,000 bricks per hour. Its creator, EY-Parthenon, suggests there’s enough planned brickwork in the world for 150,000 Hadrian X robots.

DON’T STIR, STIRCLE

Stircle, a little platform that could be installed on coffee shop counters, spins your coffee to mix in the milk and sugar. Every day, 400 million stir sticks are used, so the Stircle could be a fun way to cut down on waste. Sweet!

FURNITURE FAIL

Don’t dread the robot takeover: they’ll probably spend all their time assembling furniture.

A two- armed robot recently took 20 minutes and 19 seconds to assemble an IKEA chair; a task that humans usually manage in 10-15 minutes. Never mind, eh?