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World Service,3 mins

Will robots outperform humans at laying bricks?

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Reports suggest that lots of jobs, especially manual ones, are at risk because of automation. Mike Pivac, the CEO of FastBrick, says his Hadrian bricklaying robot will actually help builders, not put them out of work. Dan Damon asked him how his machine would operate on site. (Picture: Bricks and mortar Credit: Thinkstock)

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