Walls with FBR Robot Hadrian X

Let's get the robot out of the experimental phase. Technology often becomes more affordable after a few years.

But such a bricklaying robot would certainly have its justification. [...] Especially since the use of larger stone formats can make construction more efficient in the future.

I don’t see even larger stone formats coming, they wouldn’t noticeably increase efficiency anymore. Larger also means heavier, which would put more strain on the robots’ bearings, joints, and drives and would require more frequent adjustments, or the precision would suffer.

The price of the robot at 2 million is certainly nothing for small companies that build the majority of single-family houses, semi-detached houses, and terraced houses in Germany.

For multi-family houses or terraced single-family houses, you would need several robots to continue lifting them synchronously in shifts. There is already no shortage of undercapitalized builders/general contractors today ;-)

For the big companies, however, the bricklaying robot promises more flexibility, and such an investment is more forward-looking there.

That’s exactly what I meant earlier, I still see humans at an advantage there. If you don’t assign Achmed to screed today, then Achmed goes to another site for joint smoothing with clinker. Hadrian X lays bricks, the successor Hadrian Y with a forklift arm maybe even applies ETICS right away. But he doesn’t tie rebar if he would otherwise be idle (or even calls Kemal if there is more work today).

: I dislike the choice of names and the language you have now chosen twice for bricklayers.

@11ant: I dislike the choice of names and language that you have now used twice for Maurer.

1. not for Maurer, but for "universal construction laborers of non-Polish foreign origin and (by far predominantly) mostly at least adequately qualified as construction skilled workers, but whose qualifications are unfortunately not recognized in Germany," which I prefer to replace as a multi-line monstrosity by Karsten's concise short form; 2. do I really have to recite this down every time?:

I would not cite Karsten’s nice term if I were not a) convinced that Karsten means it lovingly and b) it reflected anything other than reality. In construction sectors where pragmatic skilled workers without a German union background are in demand, Western Europeans are rare. The screed layers who also dare to do facing and jointing are typically Turks, Kurds, or Albanians – you rarely find Greeks or Spaniards there, and I have not yet come across any Indians. The “German Michel” is not racism; Michael is not an uncommon German name, and in the past Fritz or Helmut were similarly synonymous names for Germans. Achmed is as common in the countries of origin of the screed teams as Stefan or Jürgen are with us. What you call a "problem in society" is, if anything, that our labor market in the lower income groups opens more readily to skilled workers of foreign origin than in the higher groups. Quite a few Achmeds are pushed by the non-recognition of their training qualifications obtained in their home countries to earn their living as “semi-skilled” workers in trades without master requirements. It is no different for the Olgas and Svetlanas in care professions (and they also come from countries where girls are simply not called Stefanie, Michaela, or Susanne).

By the way, it is quite common that there really are “Estrich Achmeds”: independent construction craftsmen of foreign origin often name their companies “[Trade][First name]” because German customers find it easier to remember and pronounce Polish or Albanian first names than their surnames. In particular, “rz” and “dj” apparently cause knots in German tongues.

One does not even want to know how many care Olgas could actually be employed as high school teachers if the Teutonic upper official mindset did not so diligently ignore their degrees.

2. do I really have to recite this anew every time?

No, you don't have to. I also don't like the differentiation between semi-skilled and skilled workers explained in 1. It is so important to me that I comment on it peacefully and clearly.

My demolition guys: All Germans, don’t understand agreements, tear down what shouldn’t be torn down and don’t tear down what should.
My bricklayers: All native Germans, missing overlap measures because too lazy to cut. Botched pockets and crooked rows. In the end, they were offended and hopefully didn’t pee in the mortar.
My roofers: All native Germans except one Pole. First wrong battens because they assumed different DN. Roofing delayed because they forgot to order roof tiles. But then quick work.
Original HSL guy: Native German, immediately sulky because I wanted my own interpretation.
Electricians: All native Germans, quick, clean work, but data cables not fully in conduits.
Plasterers: All native Germans, so far flawless work.

By the way, the choice of workers is random (at least on my part), I don’t place any special value on origin, with the bricklayers I would have much preferred people who simply do their job well, migration background or not.
My moving guy for two moves, whom I will also take next time if available, is Kurdish, his name is Ramazan, he speaks better German than some of the native German craftsmen above, does a great job, and his son can even paint rental apartments.

Clichés often fit, often miss the mark just as much, and regardless of the motive they can hurt. In this respect, one could ask whether deliberate use outside of literature and other art is really necessary.
Just say Estrich- (or Bau-) Heini, not because it would designate a native German, but because the idiomatic addition Heini has stood for centuries in our language for an interchangeable representative of his trade. Then everyone understands what you mean.