RIC Robotics, the company whose 3D printing robots built a Walmart extension in seven days, has a bigger robot designed to handle even more tasks. Zyrex, a 20-foot tall, AI-powered general-purpose construction robotthat RIC calls “the world’s First Giantroid”, is a 20 foot tall, AI-powered construction robot. Zyrex is expected to be priced under $1 million with monthly leasing options as low as $20,000. Zyrex, unlike two-legged humanoid robotics such as Boston Dynamics Atlas is designed to perform both heavy-duty tasks and delicate, complex ones on commercial and industrial sites, including material handling, welding and assembly, trimming, carpentry and exterior finishing. Zyrex has 26 degrees of freedom and is powered by self-changing batteries. It also features an interchangeable tool module, complete mobility and a battery pack that can be changed. It uses LiDAR (light detection and ranging) and visual sensors and is powered by VLA (vision-language-action) AI models to navigate dynamic jobsite environments with human monitoring.

RIC claims Zyrex addresses the two challenges facing the industry: the global shortage of construction workers and the dangers associated with high-risk job sites. Ziyou Xu is the founder of RIC Robotics. “We are not just building another robotic – we are engineering the future of construction,” he said. “With Zyrex we’re addressing industry’s labor deficits with powerful robotics that can perform skilled work at scale.” Real-world collected and synthetic datasets are used to train advanced VLA AI model to enhance safety and task efficiencies.

RIC claims that its current 3D robot, RIC Primus, shares many of Zyrex’s capabilities. These include high-speed automation, a mobile platform powered by batteries, and a reach of up to 32 feet. Zyrex will expand on this performance, going beyond 3D printing and becoming a multifunctional, general purpose construction labor solution. A working prototype will be available in early 2026.