Robot model
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…
- Manufacturer
- Construction Robotics
- Form factor
- construction
- Maturity
- commercial
- Lifecycle
- discontinued
- Deployments
- 1
- Website
- construction-robotics.com ↗
discontinuedDiscontinued. The product or service is no longer actively pursued by the maker.
Overview
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. The SAM100 reached commercial deployment with masonry contractors at its peak. The registry records it at commercial maturity to reflect that historical peak, but with a discontinued lifecycle state: the SAM100 line appears wound down, with the company's homepage now leading with the MULE lift-assist product and the dedicated SAM page no longer prominently maintained, indicating a pivot to the MULE line (the active/retired split pattern). 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.
Verified vs. claimed
- Maturity stage
- commercial(Commercially deployed with revenue-generating operations.)
- Verified deployments
- 1 deployment on file
- Sources on file
- 6 sources, view all
Key facts
Throughput
Form factor
Lifecycle state
Maturity stage
Specs
Notes
Products
Max speed
Form Factor
Data & sources
Press releases
2
News coverage
3
Web sources
1
6 sources backing this record.View all →
Availability and pricing
- Availability
- Discontinued
- Price
- Not publicly disclosed
- Units in field
- Not disclosed
- Sales model
- Not disclosed
- Lead time
- Not disclosed
Pricing
No verified price is on record for SAM100. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.
Deployments (1)
- SAM100 at United Statesoperational
SAM100 on the deployment map
Where SAM100 is verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 4, 2026
Construction Robotics MULE and SAM
- Record createdJun 3, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2018
at United States
Deployment-verified media (1)
Construction Robotics footage of its MULE lift-assist cobot and SAM (Semi-Automated Mason) bricklaying robot. SAM is a mason-paired assistive robot that places brick and mortar while a human mason finishes the joints; both are human-paired, not autonomous construction.
From deployment: United States
Safety record
No incidents on record for SAM100.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Sources (6)
- https://www.construction-robotics.com/
- https://www.construction-robotics.com/mule/
- https://www.therobotreport.com/sam100-bricklaying-robot-construction-robotics/
- https://spectrum.ieee.org/sam-the-bricklaying-robot
- https://www.constructiondive.com/news/sam100-bricklaying-robot-construction-robotics/
- https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/17/construction-robotics-bricklaying-robot-five-times-faster-than-human.html
Common questions
- What is 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. The SAM100 reached commercial deployment with masonry contractors at its peak. The registry records it at commercial maturity to reflect that historical peak, but with a discontinued lifecycle state: the SAM100 line appears wound down, with the company's homepage now leading with the MULE lift-assist product and the dedicated SAM page no longer prominently maintained, indicating a pivot to the MULE line (the active/retired split pattern). 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.
- How much does SAM100 cost?
- SAM100's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for SAM100 from Construction Robotics. Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.
- Is SAM100 actually deployed in the real world?
- Yes. SAM100 is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.
- Who makes SAM100?
- SAM100 is made by Construction Robotics, based in Victor, NY, founded in 2007.
- Where is SAM100 deployed?
- 1 verified deployment of SAM100 is on the DEPLOY registry, including at United States.
- Can you buy SAM100?
- SAM100 is discontinued and no longer sold; its historical record remains on the DEPLOY registry.
- What are alternatives to SAM100?
- On the DEPLOY registry, comparable construction robots to SAM100 include Apis Cor Mobile Printer, BOD2, Canvas drywall-finishing robot, CivDot.
- How does SAM100 compare to Apis Cor Mobile Printer?
- SAM100 and Apis Cor Mobile Printer (Apis Cor · 1 deployment) are both construction robots on the DEPLOY registry. SAM100 has 1 verified deployment on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
- Is SAM100 a top construction?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, SAM100 ranks in roughly the top 67% of construction models tracked by the registry.
- What is SAM100's maturity stage?
- SAM100 is at the commercial stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Commercial stage means production-grade deployments are operating at named customer sites.
- Is SAM100 still being made?
- SAM100 is discontinued: the product line is permanently ceased; historical records remain on the registry.
- Is SAM100 safe?
- SAM100 has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
- What is the SAM100 bricklaying robot?
- The SAM100 (Semi-Automated Mason) is a bricklaying robot that can lay up to 3,000 bricks per day, making construction six times faster than a human bricklayer working alone. SAM works alongside masons to install bricks, making the humans' jobs safer and more efficient.
Methodology: Verified · 6 sources (2 primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-15
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-15
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: commercial
Lifecycle: discontinued
Architectural position
Cohort: construction
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
- 1
- secondary-trade-publication
- Trade publication
- 1
- secondary-industry-publication
- Industry publication
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 1
- secondary-established-publication
- Established publication
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for SAM100.Recent coverage
SAM100 in third-party press
Attention vs reality over time
Media mentions per month (area) against verified deployment events (dots). A press spike over a flat deployment line is the hype gap, drawn over time.
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning SAM100 from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Top 10: Construction Robotics - Construction Digital
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Construction Robotics - Mobile Smart Lifting Solutions for Construction
Construction Robotics company page featuring the MULE smart lifting device and SAM bricklaying robot.
Retooled robotic mason brings added might to sites
SAM 2.0 marks the culmination of a 10-year partnership between Scott Peters and co-founder Zak Podkaminer at Construction Robotics.
Construction robotics is changing the industry in these 5 ways - The Robot Report
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Bricklaying robot drastically reducing Nevada project timeline - Construction Dive
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University Arts Building construction first in Nevada to use bricklaying robot - University of Nevada, Reno
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Reinventing Construction with Robotics - AZoBuild
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The future of construction? Behold bricklaying robot SAM100's wall-building prowess - Domain
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Meet SAM: a Construction Robot That Works 500% Faster Than Humans - Tech Explorist
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SAM is a construction robot that can lay bricks 6 times faster than you can - Digital Trends
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First look at SAM100 Robotic Brick Mason [VIDEO] - Construction Citizen
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Bricklaying robot readied for construction market - constructconnect.com
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /models/construction-robotics-sam100.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/models/9bb0db66-5273-4a1d-8c6e-c7a1222f1e0f
- Revision history: /models/construction-robotics-sam100/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Buyer-facing pricing: deploy.report/price/construction-robotics-sam100
Reality vs attention
SAM100 draws attention at the 27th percentile but verifies reality at the 41st percentile among construction robots. Hype Gap -14.5, 14th widest among construction robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited independent press and video coverage to date.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Jul 19, 2026