Innovation

Drones Will 3D Print Our Future Homes and Offices on the Fly

UP, UP AND AWAY

Construction sites will never look the same.

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University College London, Department of Computer Science, London. Dr Vijay M. Pawar & Robert Stuart-Smith, Autonomous Manufacturing Lab

An international team of engineers have taken 3D printing to a whole new level by designing a fleet of drones that can build structures while in flight, unlocking new approaches to construction in hard-to-reach, unstable, or otherwise inaccessible places.

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