Autonomous tile grouting robot
Fabrica’s autonomous tile grouting machine automates floor tile grouting for tiling contractors.
Using Computer Vision and Robot Operating System (ROS), we designed a compact and precise grouting robot that is fully autonomous. Our robot is able to fill up the grout in all the grout lines in a particular room.
Human intervention is only needed to load and unload grout and water, move the robot from room to room due to the steps separating them. The robot does the real-time mapping of the rooms (including irregularly shaped corridors and the main living area) and grout an entire apartment with minimal intervention — operated by a single "start" button, and leaving the robot to run fully autonomously afterwards after loading the robot. The operator is now free to perform other higher valued tasks. No prior set up, floor plan, or any information from BIM needed.
Besides, using the robot means that workers do not need to bend down for grouting which may hurt their knees and back over time. Our robot also ensures high quality of grouting as it is consistently able to compress grout within gaps and not just produce a nice surface finish. This will prevent grout from falling out over time leaving behind hollow gaps in tile joints where dirt can accumulate.
We have started selling in Singapore and Australia, started pilots in the US and UK, and are looking for distributors internationally as well.
30m2
grouted per hour per robot
up to 5
robots operated by a single person
5x
productivity boost
In numbers
Up to
5x
faster grouting
Up to
100m2
of grouted area per hour
Up to
5
robots operated by a single person
Engage us now for a pilot in Singapore, US, EU, or UK
A trial of our grouting robot (Singapore, US, EU, UK where we have existing demo units) can be arranged (potentially in Aus/NZ/Japan and Korea too), during which it will grout a small designated space, may be arranged. We aim to first demonstrate a proven track record, meet your quality standards, ensure reliability in our service, before making the sale.
We no longer provide grouting as a service in Singapore, instead either selling or renting our robots with site support and maintenance included. Commercial terms can be discussed for the other markets listed above.
Industry partners
We have started sales of the grouting robot in Singapore and in Australia (with roughly 300,000 sqft grouted to date) and have started pilots in the US and UK. Our clients in Singapore include Woh Hup and BHCC.
Contact us for a demo
Fabrica AI operates from Singapore through Fabrica Robotics Pte. Ltd., with demo units located in Phoenix - Arizona, London - UK, and Brno - Czechia. We can arrange demonstrations for customers in Singapore, the United States, the European Union, United Kingdom, and Australia/NZ.
Features
Handles obstacles and keep-out areas
Use red tape to demarcate boundaries that are not walls, such as a ledge, curb, or entrances that do not have doors (otherwise you could just close the door)
Quality control of the grouting
A camera continuously detects uncleaned grout or defects, including on the tiles.
Single Button Setup
Start and forget
Small and portable
About 70 kg unladen (about 100 big American hamburgers),
less than 70 cm on each side (about a bald eagle)
2+ hours of unsupervised operations
Sufficient to cover a standard living room without reload.
Under 15 mins set-up time every 2 hours. Operators only needed to reload grout and water.
Grout Tile gaps and wash off excess grout autonomously
Even in odd-shaped rooms