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| Researchers create a robot that can 3-D-print a building in hours |
| 2017-04-30 |
| Posted by:JohnQC |
| #5 It's a tiny house -- one bedroom, I think. 38 m^2 is 409 square feet. It sounds like the building price at $10,134 is about $25/sq.ft., not including the land purchase and site preparation, utilities hook-up, permits, legal fees,and possibly not including plumbing and wiring -- that isn't clear to me from the video. Flat roofs need a lot more care and attention than pitched roofs to prevent leaking, I understand. The price quoted is $275/m^2 compared to a standard construction cost of $223/m^2. Twenty-four hours is considerably better than the standard construction time of six weeks to six months, so there's a major cost saving there in being able to get in right away... Still, that the method is proved workable is really, really cool. AlanC, the living room has a row of four windows to one side of the front door. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2017-04-30 18:22 |
| #4 It's a hive. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2017-04-30 11:39 |
| #3 Doesn't even have a roof... That's not a building its a fence. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2017-04-30 10:53 |
| #2 Does it meet code? Don't see much in the way of doors or windows do such things weaken the frame? /sarc |
| Posted by: AlanC 2017-04-30 10:51 |
| #1 Now, if they can just create a robot to go through the permitting process, buy the land and materials, and give it to someone that needs a house, they will have accomplished a social step. Why is it that the photos I've seen of this particular event created something that would generally be called "people's housing"? |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2017-04-30 10:30 |