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A specialized robotic drone sprays layers of cement to create a cylindrical structure in a clean laboratory setting with white background behind a staging area for the structure's construction

Drone swarm that 3D prints cement structures could construct buildings

21 September 2022

Bit by bit, drones can print structures made of foam and cement. The technique could transform future construction sites and post-disaster reconstruction
These streets aren't made for walking: Why sidewalks need a rethink

These streets aren't made for walking: Why sidewalks need a rethink

7 July 2021

Pavements date back some 2000 years, but are seldom built with pedestrians in mind. Here's why reinvented sidewalks could benefit your joints — and the planet
Autonomous walking excavator can build walls and dig trenches

Autonomous walking excavator can build walls and dig trenches

18 June 2021

A construction vehicle designed to operate on difficult terrain and "walk" up steep slopes can operate on its own, building walls, moving heavy stones and trees, and even digging trenches where safety hazards make it difficult to allow human operators

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