Robot 3D-prints a house in just 48 hours

An incredible 3D-printed home was built by a robot in just 48 hours. Constructed using a special quick-drying mortar, the building is the first of its kind because it can be deconstructed and reassembled at a different location. The one-story home, which has been described as a ‘milestone’ for 3D printing construction, covers 100 square meters (1,075 square feet) and features curved walls, a living area, bedroom, kitchen and bathroom.
 
The Italian architects behind the project said it is just a proof-of-concept for now, and did not disclose how much it cost to build. They added that the house could one day be printed on the moon to house lunar colonies. Scroll down for video. This incredible 3D-printed home was built by a robot in just 48 hours. Constructed using a special quick-drying mortar, the building is the first of its kind because it can be deconstructed and reassembled at a different location architects used a 3D concrete printer mounted on a movable base to construct the building, named ‘3D Housing 05’, in Piazza Cesare Beccaria in Milan.
 
The quick-drying mortar walls set in just 24 hours, significantly faster than the four weeks that traditional concrete takes to dry. The house is made up of 35 modules that were each printed in 60-90 minutes; meaning the full house was printed in just 48 hours. Share this article Share Its fixtures and interior decorations were added later by human builders. Lead architect Massimiliano Locatelli told lifestyle site Wallpaper: ‘My vision was to integrate new, more organic shapes in the surrounding landscapes or urban architecture.’
 
The opportunity is to be a protagonist of a new revolution in architecture.’ The one-story home, which has been described as a ‘milestone’ for 3D printing construction, covers 100 square meters (1,075 square feet) and features curved walls, a living area, bedroom, kitchen and bathroom The residence’s quick-drying mortar walls set in just 24 hours, significantly faster than the four weeks that traditional concrete takes to dry The Italian architects behind the project said it is just a proof-of-concept for now, and did not disclose how much the concrete house cost to build. Pictured is the building’s bathroom Architects used a 3D concrete printer mounted on a movable base to construct the building, named ‘3D Housing 05’, in Piazza Cesare Beccaria in Milan.  
 
First invented in the 1980s by Chuck Hull, an engineer and physicist, 3D printing technology – also called additive manufacturing – is the process of making an object by depositing material, one layer at a time. Similarly to how an inkjet printer adds individual dots of ink to form an image, a 3D printer adds material where it is needed, based on a digital file. Many conventional manufacturing processes involved cutting away excess materials to make a part, and this can lead to wastage of up to 30 pounds (13.6 kilograms) for every one pound of useful material.

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