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Tower To Be Built By Flying Robots

Posted by Unknown on from the quadrocopter-bots-to-unionize dept.

Zothecula writes with an excerpt from an article in Gizmag: "The FRAC Centre in Orléans, France will for the first time host an exhibition to be built entirely by flying robots. Titled 'Flight Assembled Architecture,' the six meter-high tower will be made up of 1,500 prefabricated polystyrene foam modules. The installation involves a fleet of quadrocopters that are programmed to interact, lift, transport and assemble the final tower, all the time receiving commands wirelessly from a local control room."

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  1. It would be better if ... by fsckmnky · · Score: 2, Funny

    The flying robots assembled a tower of topless female college cheerleaders.

  2. Re:Cost benefit ratio by Theophany · · Score: 5, Funny

    Not only would that be incredibly awesome to watch, but in case of natural disasters the building could pre-emptively disassemble to prevent total destruction. Of course, the building's inhabitants would need to cling to the nearest robot component for dear life whilst being suspended a few hundred feet in the air in the event of such a disaster, but we can worry about that after the video becomes a YouTube sensation.

  3. And then? And then!! by Statecraftsman · · Score: 3, Funny

    I will totally buy the DVD if they can have this sissy tower repeatedly destroyed by one or more Big Dogs.

  4. Re:Cost benefit ratio by Penguinshit · · Score: 4, Funny

    or tombs, after Skynet becomes self-aware.

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