July 8

Today marks the beginning of Week 3 for this daily newsletter. I am not going to lie there has been some serious turnover in the audience not everyone wants to hear from me every single day but the good news is by now most of the people who wanted out already hit unsubscribe.

Now we are left with an audience hungry for robotic construction news every day.

Did you catch this video from January? I have had humanoid robots on my list of things to watch for years since Tesla announced Optimus but seeing this video of a humanoid bot completing a task people said was impossible made me a real believer. This was tele-operated not done by person but many said it would never happen. How many tele-operations does it take for the robot to figure it out? Not infinity I promise you that.

For all 181 engineering journals in the Engineering-Civil category, “Automation in Construction” was ranked as the highest Impact Factor based on the quantity of citations. It’s always a good idea to be where the engineers are unless you are in Chernobyl. What a time to be following construction automation!

From a talent perspective this is inspiring, these people will continue to research the topic of automation in construction and more engineers will lead to more progress.

After SXSW I broke down all the intricate details other journalists less focused on 3DCP might have missed but spending all that time with a magnifying glass I forgot to see the big picture! In the article analysis of the event I completely left out an announcement of more homes in the community first village. Someone told me it’s 100 homes based on an update to the 60 minutes special that aired again recently but I think they may be confused by initiative 99.

When I look at the Community First website I see the text quoted below. I believe they are currently expanding from Phase 1 to Phase 2.

“Phase 1 of Community First! Village offers an innovative mix of housing options, including micro-homes, RVs, and park model RVs. Phase 1 of the development includes 130 micro-homes, more than 40 RVs and more than 40 park model RVs.

Phase 2 of the Village offers more than 70 park model RVs, 200 micro-homes and nearly 20 3D-printed homes. Phases 1 & 2 of the Village provide homes for more than 500 men and women who have been living on the streets of Austin.” - Mobile Loaves & Fishes

2 more weeks until we see Constructions 3D printing on the Maxi system in Texas, after that I will probably need to visit California or Florida filming everything I can along the way. Let me know if you are building something awesome that I need to see on my way!