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One brick at a time: How Monumental uses robotics to build walls

By Mike Oitzman | September 11, 2026

The Robot Report Podcast · One brick at a time: How Monumental uses robotics to build walls
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Salar al Khafaji, founder and CEO of Monumental.

In Episode 261 of The Robot Report Podcast, we learn about “Walls as a Service” and the emerging construction opportunity for robotics and automation.

Our guest is Salar al Khafaji, founder and CEO of Monumental. A recognized leader at the intersection of AI, robotics, and the built environment, he is focused on bringing scalable automation to construction, one of the world’s largest and least digitized industries, by making it software-defined and hardware-enabled.

Previously, al Kafaji co-founded the data visualization platform Silk, which Palantir Technologies acquired in 2016.

Be sure to catch our prior coverage this week of Monumental.


Show timeline

  • 7:05 – News of the week
  • 28:20- Salar al Khafaji, founder and CEO of Monumental

News of the week

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  • Figure and Nscale sign strategic partnership for up to 100,000 GPUs on the NVIDIA Vera Rubin platform
  • Boston Dynamics veteran launches Dynamic Creatures to bring characters to life with robotics

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About The Author

Mike Oitzman

Mike Oitzman is a robotics industry veteran and Senior Editor of WTWH Media’s Robotics Group, covering automation for The Robot Report and co-hosting its podcast. With 25+ years of experience, including leadership roles at Adept Technology, Mike founded the Mobile Robot Guide (acquired by WTWH). He is a leading expert on Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs), physical AI, and RaaS business models, holding a Systems Engineering degree and an MBA. He can be reached at [email protected].

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