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Rival Holdings Invests in Automated Architecture
Fort Wayne, Indiana-based Rival Holdings has invested in Automated Architecture (AUAR), a U.K.-based tech company building a distributed micro-factory network for sustainable timber housing.
AUAR partners with home builders and contractors in Europe and North America, licensing its technology to build low-energy homes at the price of normal homes, at scale. AUAR was founded in 2019 by Mollie Claypool, CEO, and Gilles Retsin, CTO & Chief Architect, after working together for over a decade researching how robotics, generative design and AI could radically transform housing.
“Rival is thrilled to partner with AUAR,” said Rival Holdings CEO Brad Crawford. “We are both an investor and a customer, and we look forward to the innovation and disruption that will be created in the market through their technology and vision.”
Co-Founder & CEO of AUAR Mollie Claypool said, “Robots and AI allow us to deliver high-quality housing at significantly lower costs, increasing margins and productivity while lowering the cost for the end users.”
