“What we once thought was impossible is now a prototype in the field, printing its first full-scale structure,” said Evan Jensen, vice president of strategic research and development, described Phoenix as a “more advanced, more versatile system.”
AI Construction Technology
Phoenix operates as a single arm on a rotating base. A high-tech unit at the end of the arm can extend to dispense the construction “ink,” a high strength mix that offers a 24% carbon reduction.
A 46-foot-wide setup is capable of printing single-story homes in volume, which helped ICON, and its partners start an entire 3D-printed community in Texas, according to CNN reports.
It will be more common to use ai construction technology as new developments in 3D printing emerge.
Building on the Moon
ICON’s 3D technology is also being utilized by NASA to develop a lunar surface construction system, with aspirations of one day using it on Mars.
“ICON currently has numerous 3D-printed projects underway to deliver social housing, disaster-resilient housing, and market-rate residential housing in addition to developing construction systems to create infrastructure and habitats on the Moon and eventually Mars with NASA,” the spokesperson told Newsweek.
