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Imagine hitting “print” on your laptop and firing up a robot to manufacture a livable home. That outrageous scenario seems pulled from a sci-fi movie, but it’s being utilized today and could transform the housing market.
Human labor is one issue facing an undersupplied housing market. Enter 3D printer robots, which funnel concrete through a specially designed hose in concentric patterns according to a programmed floor plan to build a new home’s outer and inner shells, dramatically shaving construction costs from conventionally built homes.
With the housing market short of around 7 million homes, multiple 3D printing construction companies such as Alquist 3D, Apis Cor, Icon, and CyBe Construction are transforming the methodology and timescale used for homebuilding. Because 3D-printed homes are built with concrete, they are naturally hurricane– and earthquake-resistant, compliant with international building codes, and up to 30% cheaper to build than traditionally built houses.
During construction, metal concrete reinforcement is added every 10th layer for strength, serving a similar purpose to rebar. Unlike human labor, a robot doesn’t get…
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