A Swiss house built by robots promises to revolutionize the construction industry

mood · Sep 15, 2019

A Swiss house built by robots promises to revolutionize the construction industry
September 12, 2019
https://qz.com/1705386/the-dfab-house-exhibit-opens-in-new-york-city/

Erecting a new building ranks among the most inefficient, polluting activities humans undertake.
A consortium of Swiss researchers has one answer to the problem: working with robots. The proof of concept comes in the form of the DFAB House, celebrated as the first habitable building designed and planned using a choreography of digital fabrication methods.

The three-level building near Zurich features 3D-printed ceilings, energy-efficient walls, timber beams assembled by robots on site, and an intelligent home system.
DFAB isn’t the first building project to use digital fabrication techniques. In 2014, Chinese company WinSun demonstrated the architectural potential of 3D printing by manufacturing 10 single-story houses in one day.

Benjamin Dillenburger, the 3D printing specialist in DFAB’s team, adds that learning to work with robots may even safeguard the health of construction workers.
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