3D printing house? Caterpillar invests in future technology

Recently, construction machinery giant Caterpillar signed a memorandum of understanding with Fastbrick Robotics, an Australian company that develops wall-mounted robots, to further develop Fastbrick's technology to build houses and other building structures using 3D printing technology.

3D printing house, currently only automatic wall

Caterpillar has always been based on traditional machinery manufacturing, and in recent years, it has been involved in emerging areas such as 3D printing, drones, robotics, driverless, automatic control, big data, cloud computing and so on. This is because the traditional machinery market is weak, and on the other hand, Caterpillar is actively seeking change, hoping to catch up with the new technology. However, the new technology field is also bright, everyone is exploring, and no one can foresee the results.

Fastbrick said it was a thin layer of mortar, but it seemed to be a little glue, and the interlocking of the bricks did not seem obvious.

The Australian company claims to be the industry's first provider of digital building solutions. The current main product is the Hadrian X automatic wall-mounted robot. Hadrian is an emperor of the Roman Empire. He ordered the construction of northern England. Defending the Great Wall of the Scots, later known as the Great Wall of Hadrian, it is a good thing to name the product with his name.

Fastbrick's current product, truck-based Hadrian X

The Hadrian X is mounted on a truck. The main part consists of two foldable arms. The forearms can be telescopic, which is equivalent to a robot. These two arms also serve as a transport pipe for bricks or blocks. The “finger” part of the robot is the most flexible, and the brick can be removed from the conveyor belt and placed in the correct position in the correct direction, and the movement is stable, accurate and fast. Since the specifications of the bricks are not exactly the same, it is necessary to select a suitable position. At the same time, there is a process of spraying glue to increase the firmness of the wall.

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