Block for use in automated building construction

A block for automated building construction, the block for use in constructing an internal wall of a building, said block comprising a cuboid body including an opposed top and a bottom, a pair of opposed ends, and a pair of opposed sides;

• the block dividable lengthwise into a plurality of block portions, where between each pair of adjacent block portions there is at least one dividing slot extending between the top and the bottom and transversely across the block, the at least one dividing slot being separated from the opposed sides or an adjacent dividing slot by slender webs which bridge and connect the adjacent block portions;
• each of the block portions including a plurality of holes extending between the top and the bottom thereof, wherein the plurality of holes comprises one larger hole positioned at or near a geometric centre of a top of the block portion, and a plurality of smaller holes spaced apart around the larger hole;
• and wherein each of the end portions at opposing ends of the block comprises at least one protruding tongue extending between the top and the bottom of the block, the at least one protruding tongue is transversely offset with respect to the at least one protruding tongue at the opposite end of the block.

A block for automated building construction, the block for use in constructing an external wall of a building, the block comprising a cuboid body including an opposed top and a bottom, a pair of opposed ends, and a pair of opposed sides;

• the block dividable lengthwise into a plurality of block portions, where between each pair of adjacent block portions there is at least one dividing slot extending between the top and the bottom and transversely across the block, the at least one dividing slot separated from the opposed sides or an adjacent dividing slot by slender webs which bridge and connect the adjacent block portions;
• each of the block portions including a plurality of holes extending between the top and the bottom thereof, wherein the plurality of holes comprises a pair of larger holes spaced apart transversely across the block portion, and a plurality of smaller holes spaced apart around and between the larger holes;
• and wherein each of the end portions at opposing ends of the block comprises at least one protruding tongue extending between the top and the bottom of the block, the at least one protruding tongue is transversely offset with respect to the at least one protruding tongue at the opposite end of the block.