[Los Angeles Business Journal] Homes, Made By Robots

Using robotic “microfactories,” Cosmic is hard at work building new homes on-site in Pacific Palisades.

August 25, 2025 | In this Los Angeles Business Journal, Alan Baron, Enterprise Management Consultant at RealFoundations, weighs in on AI-powered microfactories reshaping homebuilding. From wildfire recovery to scalable innovation, Alan highlights how local, tech-driven construction is changing the game for housing delivery in Southern California.

 

Alan Baron, Enterprise Managing Consultant“The challenge of off-site building in the past has been that the factories have been far away from where the building is actually occurring. The fact that Cosmic is setting up microfactories that are local is a key element that I think they’re going to have success with.”

– Alan Baron, Enterprise Managing Consultant, RealFoundations.


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