The idea of using an “additive” approach in construction is not new. In fact, the first 3D printed building – a small, circular outbuilding made with stacked rings of extruded concrete—was erected in ...

Robotic prefabrication and 3D printing are set to transform construction, enabling resilient structures in extreme ...

3D construction printing reached new heights this week as the world’s first 3D-printed medical center was completed in Thailand. Often associated with residential homebuilding, 3D construction ...

In architecture, new materials rarely emerge. For centuries, wood, masonry and concrete formed the basis for most structures on Earth. In the 1880s, the adoption of the steel frame changed ...

Alquist 3D completed an 8,000-sq-ft building for Walmart in Athens, Tenn., earlier this year, learning key lessons on how to scale up its 3D-printing technology for larger deployments. December 15, ...

Robots that spawn cement walls layer by layer have built homes in Houston, apartment blocks in Germany and a train station in Japan. Now, 3D printing has caught the fancy of two of the world's most ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — A machine pours concrete like soft-serve ice cream. Walls rise, layer by layer, as if built by a robot from a sci-fi movie. This is not the future. it’s happening now. From small ...

Jason Ballard, CEO and co-founder of Austin-based construction startup Icon, envisions a future where the homebuilding process, powered by robots and artificial intelligence, could cost half of what ...

The world needs two billion new homes in the next 80 years, the World Economic Forum said in 2018. The United States needs 3.8 million additional new homes just to meet existing consumer demand, ...

Robotic 3D printing collaboration combines crane expertise with additive manufacturing to automate affordable, sustainable construction projects.

After having radically transformed many sectors like automotive and aeronautics, digitisation and 3D printing has set sights on revolutionising construction. Today, regulations prohibit building with ...