July 17

This smaller humanoid robot is using NMPC (Non-linear Movement Predictive Control) for it’s ability to move. This is a computational model which is not in a vacuum of silicon, rather

Icon has announced a new project in Wimberly Springs which promises high end living with an awesome lifestyle on the water. It is unclear how many homes they will ultimately sell, one image has many lots but many reports state they will be building 8 units. They are offering 4 different models. This is unfortunate in my opinion because if cost is not going to be a benefit of 3DCP then custom design should be. I estimate 3D printed homes are 20-40% more expensive than traditional housing so out of a 800k budget why not spend an extra 1% per home to make sure they are all unique? The homes are expected to sell for $800k, fair market value for the region given it’s proximity to the water and downtown.

Sir3D in Portugal has completed a great indoor print with beautiful details. In many ways this print seems easier than the Rudenko castle from yesterday but this was printed inside so it is much easier to get consistent layers with no external environmental factors.

Lately we have been seeing tons of teleoperation, here is a robotic mimicry system that you could imagine being quite useful for mass production. Instead of each robot requiring it’s own full complex compute capacity only one is required and the rest can follow suit.

That’s all for today! Awesome videos from our new journalists in Europe and the Middle East coming soon! Yesterday I interviewed a great candidate from Brazil and I am still on the hunt for a super enthusiastic and knowledgeable individual who wants a front row seat to the cutting edge of construction in Africa, Asia and Australia! Luckily nobody is printing homes in Antartica yet that I am aware of. Perhaps 3D printed ice would work if you could keep it liquid long enough to get deposited!