Contour Crafting, robotic construction system, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA

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Inventor - Behrokh Khoshnevis

 

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Why Design Now? Contour Crafting

Uploaded on May 8, 2010

Why? Contour Crafting is a construction technology that potentially reduces energy use and emissions by using a rapid-prototype or 3-D printing process to fabricate large components. Comprised of robotic arms and extrusion nozzles, a computer-controlled gantry system moves the nozzle back and forth, squeezing out layers of concrete or other material to fabricate a form. The ultimate goal is to print a house in a day while drastically reducing material and energy consumption.

 

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NIAC Contour Crafting

Published on May 14, 2014

NIAC Contour Crafting, Robotic construction of Lunar and Martian infrastructure. A NASA Innovative Advanced Concept (NIAC) project. USC Center for Rapid Automated Fabrication Technologies (CRAFT).