Reframe Systems wants to use robotic microfactories to change how we build homes - The Robot Report

Reframe Systems, founded in 2022 by Vikas Enti and Aaron Small, aims to address the U.S. housing shortage and improve home resilience through robotic microfactories. The company leverages off-the-shelf robotic arms combined with proprietary vision, motion planning, and fixturing technologies to automate the framing and assembly of homes away from traditional construction sites. This microfactory approach allows Reframe to consolidate operations, build components like walls and ceilings out of the conventional sequence, and target automating 60% to 80% of home construction. The startup recently raised $20 million to scale its operations, with a long-term goal of building one million homes by 2045. Enti highlights that the construction industry's fragmentation—requiring about 25 specialized subcontractors per home—has hindered widespread automation adoption, as most firms operate as small businesses lacking resources for R&D or technology investment. By shifting construction to controlled microfactories, Reframe aims to overcome these challenges and improve