FBR Timeline

Events

• 2026-01-29 - Demonstration - FBR demonstrates Hadrian H04 at 36 square metres of wall per hour - H04 built the test structure in one hour and 21 minutes. The measured rate was 36 square metres of wall per hour, above the prior 24.4-square-metre benchmark. FBR released unedited footage that included production delays and manual interventions. - source: fbr.com.au
• 2026-01-20 - Commercial Order - State Machinery places conditional AUD 990,000 order for Mantis - The AUD 990,000 order is for a Mantis robot intended to manufacture barges at State Machinery’s Mississippi River facility in Louisiana. Factory acceptance requires a Hopper Barge sub-assembly welding programme, recorded speed tests and third-party… - source: announcements.asx.com.au
• 2025-07-28 - Product Launch - FBR launches the Mantis long-reach welding robot - The fixed-base system was introduced for large-scale fabrication, mining, shipbuilding and defence manufacturing. FBR listed up to 25 kg/h deposition with the tandem-wire configuration and weld travel up to four metres per minute. Laser seam finding and… - source: announcements.asx.com.au
• 2025-03-03 - Partnership - FBR and Liebherr agree U.S. Hadrian X assembly-localization programme - Initial robotic modules were to be produced in Australia and assembled onto U.S. truck bases. The partners planned to evaluate broader local component manufacturing and servicing. Their memorandum of understanding was extended to March 1, 2026. - source: fbr.com.au
• 2024-12-23 - Demonstration - FBR completes U.S. Hadrian X demonstration program with CRH Ventures - FBR completed its U.S. demonstration program with CRH Ventures after constructing nine code-compliant homes. Completion triggered a US$400,000 payment from CRH Ventures. The program is tied to conditional purchase-order pathways for additional Hadrian X units. - source: fbr.com.au
• 2024-01-18 - Partnership - FBR signs binding U.S. Hadrian X agreement with CRH Ventures - The agreement covered a demonstration program to build up to 10 houses in the United States with Hadrian X. If exercised, the joint venture would include conditional purchase orders and a CRH-backed loan facility. - source: fbr.com.au
• 2018-11-15 - Demonstration - FBR demonstrates Hadrian X by building a house in under three days - The demonstrated structure covered 180 square metres. Hadrian X produced multiple brick sizes, cuts and laying configurations. The robot built a larger two-room structure from a 3D CAD model. - source: constructionenquirer.com
• 2017-08-16 - Market Signal - FBR signs non-binding Saudi housing MOU - The MOU contemplated at least 50,000 homes and 100 Hadrian X robots by 2022. The announcement explicitly described the MOU as non-binding. Pricing and definitive agreements remained outstanding. - source: announcements.asx.com.au