It's both expensive and time-consuming to build a custom house by hand. As human labor has become increasingly more expensive, some homebuilders have decided they would rather automate part of the construction instead.
There's a new Ukrainian homebuilding startup called PassivDom that is changing the way homes are built. Instead of traditional manufacturing they use a 3D printing robot capable of printing many of the components and raw inputs needed to build a tiny house.
The machine can print the walls, roof, and floor of PassivDom’s 410-square-foot model in about eight hours. The windows, doors, plumbing, and electrical systems are then added by a human worker.
Using a 3d printer to print walls, a roof and a floor is quite an accomplishment and certainly a step towards a new revolution in manufacturing and homebuilding.
Another thing that is quite impressive about these 3d printed homes is that they are autonomous and mobile. This means that they don’t need to connect to external electrical and plumbing systems. To accomplish this task firstly, solar energy is stored in a battery connected to the houses. Secondly, water is collected and filtered from humidity in the air (or you can pour water into the system yourself). Finally, the houses also feature independent sewage systems.
These homes are in high demand and because of their popularity, since the startup launched in spring 2017, they have received more than 8,000 preorders in the United States alone for their homes. If you are considering buying one, you should know that they are cheap but not that cheap, their most basic model starts at $64,000. The first 100 ones were delivered in January 2018.
Do you think we are looking at the future of modern housing development projects? Will we see entire neighborhoods of houses like these built? Can you imagine a team of robots entering a plot of land and leaving behind a completely 3d printed neighborhood 24 hours later?
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A Robot Can Print This $64,000 House in as Little as Eight Hours - Futurism
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