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Robotic Construction Months Away From Full-Scale Test

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DesignTechnology

A technique known as contour crafting, or “house printing”, will be tested in Los Angeles two months from now in April. Without any construction workers, a two-story water-tight shell will be built in 24 hours – 200x the speed of traditional construction.

Check the link below for simulations, and video of a miniature working prototype.

LINK/IMAGES/VIDEO (via Wider Angle < Technovelgy) LINK/IMAGES [tangent: “The Cenotaph Machine”] (Pruned)