3D printing, also
known as additive
manufacturing (AM),
refers to processes used
to create a three-
dimensional object in
which layers of
material are formed
under computer
control to create an
object. [Wikipedia]
The house has been successfully
PRINTED!
In a town outside Moscow, a new house has been built. However, it wasn't
erected in the traditional way. This house was 3D printed!
The technology startup Apis Cor engineered the first 3D printed house. It took
about 24 hours to build with a cost of eleven thousand dollars. The 3D printer
constructed the house's walls as a whole connected structure instead of building
it in separate panels as it's usually built. Then, a group of contractors finished
the home by fixing the windows and the roof. The Apis Cor technology hopes to
show that the 3D printed houses are eco-friendly, reliable, fast and efficient than
traditional built homes.
"We want to help people around the world to improve their living conditions,"
Nikita Chen-yun-tai, Apis Cor's founder and inventor of the mobile printer, said
on the company's website. "That's why the construction process needs to
become fast, efficient and high-quality as well. For this to happen, we need to
delegate all the hard work to smart machines."
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Mohamed Mohamed