Phoenix – October 13, 2026 -- D.R. Horton, America's largest homebuilder by volume, has signed a multi-year commercial agreement with Promise Robotics to produce more than 1,250 homes through the company's Factory-as-a-Service (FaaS) platform.
D.R. Horton is the first major U.S. homebuilder to use Promise Robotics' production platform. The deal comes as Promise expands its U.S. manufacturing network.
FaaS lets builders add automated capacity without owning factories
FaaS takes a builder's existing home designs and converts them into a coordinated production process. The process spans robotic manufacturing, factory operations and onsite installation. Builders gain access to automated production capacity without developing and operating their own factories. Promise Robotics says this improves cycle times, increases capacity and allows more predictable scaling across communities and markets.
Promise Robotics applies AI from design interpretation to site installation
Promise Robotics' system interprets existing home designs, generates production plans and robotic instructions, orchestrates manufacturing and links that production to site installation. The company says it combines these steps in one integrated production environment rather than automating isolated tasks.
Labor shortages and rising costs push builders toward repeatable production
Promise Robotics identifies the U.S. as the largest market for its model. Homebuilders there face persistent housing demand, labor shortages, rising costs and pressure to increase output, and are looking for more repeatable and scalable ways to expand production.
Brad Conlon, Senior Vice President of Strategic Growth and Innovation at D.R. Horton, said the builder is focused on improving cycle times, increasing production capacity and bringing more consistency and predictability to its operations. He said Promise Robotics' integrated platform gives the company a new capability to support those goals.
Ramtin Attar, CEO and co-founder of Promise Robotics, said the company aims to make the capability accessible to builders across North America.