Caterpillar and Fastbrick Robotics Limited entered into a year-long Memorandum of Understanding that calls for a $2 million investment from Catepillar into Fastbrick's "bricklaying technology." So reports Construction Equipment.   

The companies will now enter into discussions regarding a development, manufacturing and sales framework. Caterpillar may add an additional $8 million pending Fastbrick shareholder approval. 

Fastbrick's Hadrian X can cut and lay as many as 1,000 bricks per hour. The first commercial versions of the Hadrian X are expected to available by the end of this year.  

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