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Energy & Industry / Manufacturing & Construction

Homes Built in Days

Robots and factories build a house the way a car is made: designs go straight to machines, and a safe home is ready in days at a fraction of today's cost.

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A pipeline from digital design through factory prefabrication to robots on site would cut labour, waste and delay. If it works, the price of a home depends mainly on land and materials, and cities can add housing as fast as people need it.

What it brings

  • Homes and flats at a fraction of today's cost and labour
  • Whole neighbourhoods rebuilt within weeks after a disaster
  • Bridges, tunnels and rail lines built much faster
  • Safer building sites

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