MIT Creates 3D-Printing Robot That Can Construct a Home Off-Grid In 14 Hours (mit.edu)

Posted by BeauHD on Friday April 28, 2017 @02:05PM from the Leave-It-to-Beaver dept.

Kristine Lofgren writes: Home building hasn't changed much over the years, but leave it to MIT to take things to the next level. A new technology built at MIT can construct a simple dome structure in 14 hours and it's powered by solar panels, so you can take it to remote areas. MIT's 3D-printing robot can construct the entire basic structure of a building and can be customized to fit the local terrain in ways that traditional methods can't do. It even has a built-in scoop so it can prepare the building site and gather its own construction materials. You can watch a video of the 3D-printing robot in action here.

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Re:It built a roofless circle. by Humbubba · 2017-04-28 15:44 · Score: 5, Interesting

I am in awe for what MIT did. Their prototype construction is, to abuse a phrase, the shape of things to come. But I think the Ruskies print a better 3d house now. About: http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-03-04/house-was-3d-printed-under-24-hours-cost-just-10000.
Their website: http://apis-cor.com/en/