Swiss robot knotted wire mesh home building

A well-constructed wire mesh robot for concrete casting to build a smart home using 3D printing technology in Switzerland.

Researchers at ETH Zurich, Switzerland use digital technology to design and plan a three-storey DFAB building that is largely responsible for construction by robotic systems and 3D printing technology, Reuters, 24. / 7 reported.

According to developers, this is the first type of home in the world to witness the combination of a variety of techniques. A two meter high construction robot, capable of direct wire mesh on site to make concrete molds according to design.

"Previously, we had to build a concrete house in a molded way before pouring concrete down." Now, the robot directly wraps the metal mesh into the mold and increases the strength of the concrete structure, " says Matthias Kohler, founding director of the National Center for Competence in Research (NCCR).

The grid method meets the needs of future home building in a sustainable solution because it does not waste as traditional mold. Special concrete mixes are poured into two-layer curved wire mesh, not spilled out. Large 3D printers print bare ceilings while the upper two layers are constructed from wood.

Construction robots take on the task of building a smart home.

House DFAB has a floor area of 200m ^2, expected to be completed before the summer of 2018, will be the place to test the technical building and new energy in the conditions for scientists to create sustainable buildings and more effective.