Team of 3D-printing "Minibuilder" robots print large-scale structures on site

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3D printers are great at creating small objects – and some can even be pressed into doing larger things, such as cars – but a 3D printer able to print a full-sized house would have to be, well, bigger than a house. To tackle this problem, a team of researchers from the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia in Barcelona removed the size restrictions of a printer altogether by using mobile 3D printer robots to print directly on site. .. Continue Reading Team of 3D-printing "Minibuilder" robots print large-scale structures on site

Section: Robotics

Tags: 3D Printing, Barcelona, Building and Construction, Museum, Robots, Structure

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