"Robo-Brickie Builds a House in a Day"

Link: "Robo-Brickie Builds a House in a Day".

Robo-builder threatens the brickie in the January 14/2007 issue of The Sunday Times describes work done at Loughborough University on robots that can create houses on the spot in a week using concrete and gypsum.  A similar initiative at the University of Southern California (Los Angeles) claims they can build a house in a day, but with less sophisticated internal structure. 

The inspiration came from the engineering skills of termites and the intricate structure of termite mounds.  Animal Engineering: The Ultimate Smart Structure provides additional information. 

Thanks to Ian Abbott-Donnelly for the pointer!

Comments

[moladi]

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[Salena]

You write very well.