The Field Lab: robot

Monday, September 20, 2021

robot

3 comments:

Brian said...: 3d printing is pretty amazing. Recently watched a video of a 3d printed house, it was built in a day.; September 21, 2021 at 5:24 AM
John Wells said...: Was it the new video about Mighty Buildings by Kirsten Dirksen? If so - I saw it too and left this comment on the video: "3D printed homes are far from going mainstream and being economical. While they state the house is printed in 24 hours - they don't give any additional information on how long it actually takes for the completely finished product to leave the factory. From their website: Only available in California and their smallest model at 350 sq ft costs $204,000. That is nearly $600 per square foot. No mention how much the price will fall "as builds ramp-up". Traditional construction runs about $100 - $150 per square foot, depending on region. I seriously doubt this company can drop the price by 75% to meet that mark. It will be interesting to see if they are even still in business 5 years from now."; September 21, 2021 at 9:08 AM
Brian said...: Yes I believe it was. I've been interested in alternative energy and housing for years and it caught my attention. $600 a square foot won't bode well for future business for sure but a interesting use of the technology. If they could get the price point down it might fly but yeah I wouldn't bet money on them staying in business long.; September 21, 2021 at 11:36 AM

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