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The UN is testing a 3D printer it says can build small modular homes, with the smallest single-room units costing just $1,000. (newatlas.com)

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[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I mean, there's lots of ways construction has changed already just in the last 20 years.

[–] bluGill@fedia.io 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That is the other thing - there are already a lot of smart people thinking about it and making changes.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I feel like that contradicts what you said before, but I agree. Most ideas that sound good at first aren't, but some actually go the distance. That applies retrospectively, and to current startups like this.

(As pictured, in the application named, I do suspect it's the former)

Edit: Wait, this thing isn't actually that expensive, by robot standards. Hmm.

[–] bluGill@fedia.io 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The smart people thinking about construction know the real problems and are working on them. The people commenting here mostly don't know what those issues are.

[–] Disaster@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Where might I learn more about these issues?

[–] bluGill@fedia.io 0 points 2 months ago

Go into the industry? Market research? Lots of options but none easy