The 5,000-Year Wait
Is Over.
A brief history of laying tiles. And why it's finally changing.
It Started in Egypt
The ancient Egyptians invented decorative tile work. Glazed tiles adorned palaces and tombs. The technique? Get on your knees. Place tile. Repeat.
Revolutionary for its time.
Rome Perfected the Mosaic
The Romans took tile work to new heights. Intricate mosaics. Heated floors. Bathhouses across an empire.
The installation method? Still on your knees.
Cathedrals Rose to the Sky
Medieval craftsmen created stunning tile floors for churches and castles across Europe. Gothic architecture changed everything.
Well, almost everything. Tile installation? Same position.
The American Dream Had Tile Floors
Post-war housing boom. Suburbs everywhere. Every kitchen needed tile. We had TV, we had rock 'n' roll, we had the atomic age.
Tile guys? Still kneeling.
We Put a Computer in Your Pocket
Self-driving cars. AI that writes poetry. Robots on Mars.
And tile installation?
Still. On. Your. Knees.
Until someone asked a simple question:
"What if the robot did the kneeling?"
Meet Tyler & Morty
5,000 years of progress. Finally.
Tyler
Autonomous tile placement. 3-5x faster. ±1mm precision. No knees required.
- ✓ Works 24/7
- ✓ Large format tiles up to 36"
- ✓ In production now
Morty
Automated mortar application. Consistent coverage. 30% less waste.
- ✓ Perfect thinset every time
- ✓ Integrates with Tyler
- ✓ Coming soon
See 5,000 Years of Progress in 5 Minutes
Come watch Tyler install tiles at TISE 2026. No time machine required.