I think a lot of people might be looking at the texture and thinking "meh", but it looks like it'd be really easy to give the outside a skimcoat and make it really smooth and nice looking, or even skimcoat it with a texture, or heck, a block pattern.
I did not read all the comments, but many are concerned there is'nt any rebar and so it is not strong. Concrete can be made incredibly strong with additives. When special glue is added it is now "polymerConcrete". There are even tinny little fibers you can add that do work like a rebar. It could be a whole lot stronger then you think.
Wonderful work. I think 3d printing is the future of architecture and construction of all sorts. Even if some things can be too big or complicated to print in one piece, you can just print separate modules and put them together. Seriously, the possibilities are unlimited.
My son and I recently got a 3D Printer, The Micro3D, and he asked "is anyone building a house with a 3D printer?" so I found you and then found this video...simply amazing!! I can't even begin to imagine the engineering that went into scaling up a 3D printer not to mention the trial and error, well done! I hope to see this in a playground near us or the finished houses in a community near us!!
Is it pretty quiet compared to normal construction? One could use this type of printer to make cob or maybe adobe houses, too. Seems like it all comes down to the right consistency of extruded material.
not only consistency, everything should work nonstop flawless days or weeks oudoor without buildups and no need to clean...... and keep in mind it is portable.... believe me its hard to make
Noble 3D Printers, LLC a concrete fluid enough not to clog the extruder but solid enough to keep the form once extruded... it could be made with the low weight concrete mix used in skyscrapers that is pumped too...
Being able to build up houses in a day means you expect recovery from disaster to be fixed in a week or so. Still needs work for other parts of the reconstruction though like plumbing and electrical grids... Still, if your entire country gets razed by a earthquake, a newly built concrete house is better than a tent, in terms of security and private spaces.
I'm guessing that with a bit of design and implementation, they could send a system like this to the Moon or Mars. I would bet that Elon is giving this type of system some serious thought,
Genius. What a beautiful, long list of possibilities I can see for this !!! The prefab company near me sells over a dozen concrete and wood frame buildings, most for businesses, per month. They also work with the Styrofoam block, ( ICF ?) poured concrete forms. About a dozen years ago they built/assembled a fantastic 3 story 18,900 sq.ft. factory building for a company near Pittsburgh that cost less to heat and cool than I pay for climate control of my 3 bedroom house. Stronger, more efficient and lower insurance costs as well !
Fiber reinforcement between the layers would make this technology compelling. Reusable support material would be pretty cool too. Maybe a PE or PP in a PU foam slurry.
I love how ingenious this engineer is to design a massive 3D concrete printer and know nothing about employing a crane to hoist his creations into place. Should make that his next pet project.
This makes a lot more sense to me than all this hype about 3d-printed cars/guns/hearts etc, basically because we already build in homogeneous materials such as concrete.
you could add another head that installs steel rods into each layer bonding each layer as each layer is formed also this leaves a awesome finish for plastering over i dont see why people are complaining you have to plaster the outside and inside of most concrete buildings anyway
Very cool concept! I'm impressed that you've figured out the consistency and degree of over-vertical curves that can be poured. I do have a couple questions regarding this though: first, have you considered how steel or fibreglass reinforcement could be integrated into pouring with the printer. And second, how does curing time affect the rate of pouring or is the pouring time consuming enough that a constant pour can be achieved? Thanks! I'm super interested to see what can be done with this piece of tech!
I think he could incorporate reinforcements of metal to strengthen it, and lift it with a crane. He could also add fiberglass to the mix for strength. An inner and outer wall would leave space to insulate, and run the wiring and plumbing. There is an additive for moisture barrier.
I wouldn't mind living in a 3-d printed house. Some of the Apis Cor models looks nice as hell. They're fire resistant, storm resistant, even bullet resistant for some of you living in Chicago. While they might not be good for redecoration, if all you care about is stable living conditions, it's a perfect choice.
What a great idea ! A couple of years ago I was at a machinery auction , because thats where we buy most of the machines for my shop . There where a row of X Y Z welding robots that went for next to nothing , complete with power supplies and computers , I was sad to think they were going to go for scap metal , but I couldnt think of anything I could use them for , I badly wanted to rescue them . Some one like you could turn them back into gold . I noticed you leave a space between the walls , I take it that that could later be line pumped , and a heavy mess inserted , then theyd be similar in strength to concrete culvert ?
Andrey Rudenko. Ignore the naysayers. You are the one with the intellect and gumption to actually make it work. This kind of process is still in it's infant stage, so whatever you build with it should be considered R&D. You should be thanked instead of criticized. Whoever says it will not work without rebar is wrong. One example is a dome, whether it be geodesically self supporting or a simple dome-top earth and mud hovel. There are rudimentary mud hovels in Europe that are still standing after some 1,000 years. (I'm not well learned in European history, so I could be way off the mark in terms of the age of those mud huts).
Expressing a concern is CURIOUSITY, not necessarily naysaying. Imagine the cool decks that could be built with this with water features built into it or a large fountain. Many possibilities in the future. Folks are just "thinking out loud" and brainstorming here I think.
Making buildings using computer controlled extruded concrete actually isn't a new idea at all. This only shows that this kind of technology is becoming so common that its within the reach of the hobbyist.
Famtastic job. I wonder though how well the layers stand up if they are put under stress, will the layers slide apart. Seen in the last few seconds of the Vid one of the parts being moved so looks solid enough. I just get the feeling that if you had somethig running from one layer into the other it would make it much much stronger.
Print dome houses that have multiple applications for both above and below ground. With concrete thats Hydrolitic. With fiber optic cables to bring in sun light and for power for them and to heat water. All self contained.
Awesome! I wonder though if concrete is the best material for a 3D printed home in terms of strength to weight ratio? Since you have the option of a heated extruder, what about a wood fiber reinforced resin? Also, have you looked into the tiny house movement to build a livable prototype? If you build it on top of a large flatbed trailer with wheels as a base, then it's not subject to building codes.
Your technology is 100% similar to that being use by WINSUN construction company based in Shanghai, China. But they (WINSUN) are a 3D construction specialist for more some time now. Its good to find a fellow American can do the same and practically build it for similar cause using less money and less labor. God job!
wow man that is awesome to say the least, how long did it take to get the mix right? You sir are a genius. Good luck in the future with your designs. Amazing...
Pretty kool... I've spent alot of time reading up on this and tha mix so far they use is harder, stronger, drys faster then any other mix,. Pretty must makes straight stone was dry and how it's done, reinforcements are not needed... But time will tell if it holds true.
In case of clay plus baker - he could create reinforced walls on the fly. Also. He could use metallic chunks in the mass to get reinforcing too. Also. What doesn"t let to put a wire with fixators in the concreate mass right after the extruder and fold it the way it needs.
This is cool. Without any kind of reinforcement such as rebar I can see this cracking due to weather. Maybe some kind of fibers are mixed with the cement?
Try using foamcreate, by mixing Drexal foam with concrete. It comes out very light, in fact it floats in water once hardened. 3 times the insulation as concrete and it's even stronger! Plus with each bag of concrete it doubles the batch. Look up CZcams: Air Crete Dome Homes. MUST LOOK UP VIDEO, IT WOULD CHANGE THE OUTCOME OF THE CURRENT PROJECT TO MAKE IT ECONOMICAL.
+atenrok You could use the right bricks and use this for the mortar. It may reduce the costs of a solid cement device. Hey, how using the same techniques to lay brick and then the cement head fills in the gaps? Would that work?
Had you considered adding dyes to the mix to change the color? Did you fill the space in between the inner and outer walls? I think a spray foam would work well to add some insulation value to the walls. Thank you for sharing.
You know what this could really use? Some modular parts that the concrete could be poured into to give them a nice smooth look; it wouldn't even need to be all that hard, and could be made out of anything from metal to plastic. Now i wonder where you could get some of those from~
That is so cool. But in the town we live in the city would shut you down, they would say it don't follow building codes. And before you can do any thing like that they want a lot of money for a building permit. Coal Valley IL. sucks.
I think a lot of people might be looking at the texture and thinking "meh", but it looks like it'd be really easy to give the outside a skimcoat and make it really smooth and nice looking, or even skimcoat it with a texture, or heck, a block pattern.
+Dan O'Connell Yup. Throw some stucco at it and there you go. If anything the ridges on the surface would make a great substrate.
Or even tint the cement to add interesting designs.
you trowel it real time while its printing.
There's an article about a 3d printed house today. Apparently it's cutting edge, I saw it first here years ago
Now I can print and live in a GIANT SHOE!!!
just like the little old lady!
I did not read all the comments, but many are concerned there is'nt any rebar and so it is not strong. Concrete can be made incredibly strong with additives. When special glue is added it is now "polymerConcrete". There are even tinny little fibers you can add that do work like a rebar. It could be a whole lot stronger then you think.
And no concrete erosion due to rebar rusting = more service years
What I like about this is that it's so modular. You just print out the different pieces and put them together.
Wonderful work. I think 3d printing is the future of architecture and construction of all sorts. Even if some things can be too big or complicated to print in one piece, you can just print separate modules and put them together. Seriously, the possibilities are unlimited.
You wouldn't download a castle...
Cheese_Tube so don't pirate a movie.....
"would u download a car" we're so close guys so close
+screams I always like to say, "Yes, yes I would."
+screams One day, I dream of downloading a 1969 Plymouth Cuda... :)
For some completely inexplicable reason I want a early 90's Geo Metro in Poly Green.
I need help.
honeydew kendrick lamar fan?
Sean Ocansey yea
That's pretty incredible! Great work!
My son and I recently got a 3D Printer, The Micro3D, and he asked "is anyone building a house with a 3D printer?" so I found you and then found this video...simply amazing!! I can't even begin to imagine the engineering that went into scaling up a 3D printer not to mention the trial and error, well done! I hope to see this in a playground near us or the finished houses in a community near us!!
I would like a 3D printed Smurf house for my grandson. (And me) lol.
lmao
Is it pretty quiet compared to normal construction? One could use this type of printer to make cob or maybe adobe houses, too. Seems like it all comes down to the right consistency of extruded material.
not only consistency, everything should work nonstop flawless days or weeks oudoor without buildups and no need to clean...... and keep in mind it is portable.... believe me its hard to make
Andrey Rudenko what is the mix recipe?
Noble 3D Printers, LLC a concrete fluid enough not to clog the extruder but solid enough to keep the form once extruded... it could be made with the low weight concrete mix used in skyscrapers that is pumped too...
+Andrey Rudenko brilliant work andrey. congratulations on this, i've barely just found it.
This is absolutely amazing.
good work Rudenko. Hope for the best with your invention
The implications of this are staggering.
Cat From The Future care to elaborate?
Being able to build up houses in a day means you expect recovery from disaster to be fixed in a week or so.
Still needs work for other parts of the reconstruction though like plumbing and electrical grids...
Still, if your entire country gets razed by a earthquake, a newly built concrete house is better than a tent, in terms of security and private spaces.
I'm guessing that with a bit of design and implementation, they could send a system like this to the Moon or Mars. I would bet that Elon is giving this type of system some serious thought,
Brilliant machine. Brilliant results. Kudos.
Genius. What a beautiful, long list of possibilities I can see for this !!!
The prefab company near me sells over a dozen concrete and wood frame buildings, most for businesses, per month. They also work with the Styrofoam block, ( ICF ?) poured concrete forms. About a dozen years ago they built/assembled a fantastic 3 story 18,900 sq.ft. factory building for a company near Pittsburgh that cost less to heat and cool than I pay for climate control of my 3 bedroom house. Stronger, more efficient and lower insurance costs as well !
Congratulations on such a great idea man ! .............
This is amazing - the way forward.
Absolutely incredible, Bravo.
I would like to see more of the printer, how the extruder works, etc.
Can't believe how amazing this is!!
Awesome Andrey, tnx for sharing it with the world....!!!
Fiber reinforcement between the layers would make this technology compelling. Reusable support material would be pretty cool too. Maybe a PE or PP in a PU foam slurry.
Show the whole machine!
+Brismo7 its so people cant copy the design
***** ohh ok
Brismo after he patents his machine
It's nothing so unique that it requires a patent and there are already companies who are 3D printing buildings using concrete as a medium.
That's what I said, Now if they showed the whole Machine, They r risking, Every other, Tom, Dick, & or Harry to Clone it! Ha! You think?
amazing that they built it by hand too. hauling up those turrets. wow.
that's amazing! now you need foundations and some reinforcement, great work 👍
Simply awesome man!
Amazing work, I’m sure it’s strong enough the guys obviously put a lot of thought into it
I love how ingenious this engineer is to design a massive 3D concrete printer and know nothing about employing a crane to hoist his creations into place. Should make that his next pet project.
This makes a lot more sense to me than all this hype about 3d-printed cars/guns/hearts etc, basically because we already build in homogeneous materials such as concrete.
all together built that various building
you could add another head that installs steel rods into each layer bonding each layer as each layer is formed also this leaves a awesome finish for plastering over i dont see why people are complaining you have to plaster the outside and inside of most concrete buildings anyway
+Deon Hamilton
Spray stucco on the outside for spatter finish or swirl finishing would be pretty easy.
you're right, but there is also concrete and geopolymer that does not require rebar
Love it! Great job!
Crushing concrete castle with hydraulic press
relkcam lol
Andrey Dziękuję że ulepszyłeś technologię budownictwa. Jaro
Very impressive and awesome. A true inspiration of creativity
The potential for this is astounding. The reinforcement will have to be figured out but I see this being used to make low cost housing.
looks Very smooth
Great work!
That is mind blowing. He built that machine from scratch! The applications are endless!!!
This is cool as heck.
Very cool concept! I'm impressed that you've figured out the consistency and degree of over-vertical curves that can be poured. I do have a couple questions regarding this though: first, have you considered how steel or fibreglass reinforcement could be integrated into pouring with the printer. And second, how does curing time affect the rate of pouring or is the pouring time consuming enough that a constant pour can be achieved?
Thanks! I'm super interested to see what can be done with this piece of tech!
This is in Shoreview? Holy crap, I live like 15 or 20 minutes from there. Minnesota represent!
You need a 3D brick setting machine to follow behind it LOL
I think he could incorporate reinforcements of metal to strengthen it, and lift it with a crane. He could also add fiberglass to the mix for strength. An inner and outer wall would leave space to insulate, and run the wiring and plumbing. There is an additive for moisture barrier.
All these armchair civil engineers out in the comments smh
I wouldn't mind living in a 3-d printed house. Some of the Apis Cor models looks nice as hell. They're fire resistant, storm resistant, even bullet resistant for some of you living in Chicago. While they might not be good for redecoration, if all you care about is stable living conditions, it's a perfect choice.
if I'm not mistaken this was based off a reprap printer but would still love to see the full plans on how to build one
This is amazing!
lets videotape the telly!
This CAD program is easy to use. What that castle is missing is the reinforcement( the metal studs) it won’t last like that
This is almost alien like tech, SO amazazing.
What a great idea ! A couple of years ago I was at a machinery auction , because thats where we buy most of the machines for my shop . There where a row of X Y Z welding robots that went for next to nothing , complete with power supplies and computers , I was sad to think they were going to go for scap metal , but I couldnt think of anything I could use them for , I badly wanted to rescue them . Some one like you could turn them back into gold . I noticed you leave a space between the walls , I take it that that could later be line pumped , and a heavy mess inserted , then theyd be similar in strength to concrete culvert ?
Homeless shelters. Low Cost Housing. Disaster zones. The possibilities are endless.
google concrete tent
Not actually low cost the material and equipment is quite costly.
Andrey Rudenko. Ignore the naysayers. You are the one with the intellect and gumption to actually make it work. This kind of process is still in it's infant stage, so whatever you build with it should be considered R&D. You should be thanked instead of criticized. Whoever says it will not work without rebar is wrong. One example is a dome, whether it be geodesically self supporting or a simple dome-top earth and mud hovel. There are rudimentary mud hovels in Europe that are still standing after some 1,000 years. (I'm not well learned in European history, so I could be way off the mark in terms of the age of those mud huts).
Expressing a concern is CURIOUSITY, not necessarily naysaying. Imagine the cool decks that could be built with this with water features built into it or a large fountain. Many possibilities in the future. Folks are just "thinking out loud" and brainstorming here I think.
Otlichnoye nazvanie - "StroyBot"! Stroy batalion! :) Privet ot Renata iz NYC!
:) true
Making buildings using computer controlled extruded concrete actually isn't a new idea at all. This only shows that this kind of technology is becoming so common that its within the reach of the hobbyist.
Thats what the Germans and I thought 3 years ago. Yikes. perhaps were slow
Even more accurate than a prusa ...
Beautiful, thanks for sharing....
excellent work
Famtastic job. I wonder though how well the layers stand up if they are put under stress, will the layers slide apart. Seen in the last few seconds of the Vid one of the parts being moved so looks solid enough. I just get the feeling that if you had somethig running from one layer into the other it would make it much much stronger.
Print dome houses that have multiple applications for both above and below ground. With concrete thats Hydrolitic. With fiber optic cables to bring in sun light and for power for them and to heat water. All self contained.
Awesome! I wonder though if concrete is the best material for a 3D printed home in terms of strength to weight ratio? Since you have the option of a heated extruder, what about a wood fiber reinforced resin?
Also, have you looked into the tiny house movement to build a livable prototype? If you build it on top of a large flatbed trailer with wheels as a base, then it's not subject to building codes.
A brilliant man.
Your technology is 100% similar to that being use by WINSUN construction company based in Shanghai, China. But they (WINSUN) are a 3D construction specialist for more some time now. Its good to find a fellow American can do the same and practically build it for similar cause using less money and less labor. God job!
It's beautiful, I want to learn this craft.
wow man that is awesome to say the least, how long did it take to get the mix right? You sir are a genius. Good luck in the future with your designs. Amazing...
Great prototyping! May as well print a winch and tackle while your at it...Hate to sprain a back on one of your neighbors there.
Molodjec! You have made well!
guau, it's an amazing era!
Pretty kool...
I've spent alot of time reading up on this and tha mix so far they use is harder, stronger, drys faster then any other mix,. Pretty must makes straight stone was dry and how it's done, reinforcements are not needed... But time will tell if it holds true.
The dudes a genius because he made it real.
He'll figure out the rebar just like he figured out the rest.
In case of clay plus baker - he could create reinforced walls on the fly. Also. He could use metallic chunks in the mass to get reinforcing too. Also. What doesn"t let to put a wire with fixators in the concreate mass right after the extruder and fold it the way it needs.
Guy: I built a castle with a 3D printer
Land lord: o-o ...................... oh
Hmmmm please, what is Holding it up, if anything at all...CuriousC
C,Mon, I am excited to know how, & what...C,Mon, Expertese""
Lol a construction crew just shows up to start stacking. Not much tools required. So much potential!
Now all you need is the Karate Kid to sand left, sand right, but maybe in another 50 years they make them as smooth as a terrazzo floor at Hoover Dam?
This is cool. Without any kind of reinforcement such as rebar I can see this cracking due to weather. Maybe some kind of fibers are mixed with the cement?
Would love to have this build one in my backyard for my daughters
Try using foamcreate, by mixing Drexal foam with concrete. It comes out very light, in fact it floats in water once hardened. 3 times the insulation as concrete and it's even stronger! Plus with each bag of concrete it doubles the batch. Look up CZcams: Air Crete Dome Homes. MUST LOOK UP VIDEO, IT WOULD CHANGE THE OUTCOME OF THE CURRENT PROJECT TO MAKE IT ECONOMICAL.
22 brick salesmen disliked this video
*****
not too many visionaries among the brick salesmen, I guess
+atenrok You could use the right bricks and use this for the mortar. It may reduce the costs of a solid cement device. Hey, how using the same techniques to lay brick and then the cement head fills in the gaps? Would that work?
Chris P
or you can upload the design files into this machine, push the "RUN" button and go for lunch... Your choice.
True Tech LoL... great comment... can't wait to see Italian speaking robot's..lol
atenrok OR you can push run and go to unemployment.
UNBELIEVABLE!
Had you considered adding dyes to the mix to change the color? Did you fill the space in between the inner and outer walls? I think a spray foam would work well to add some insulation value to the walls. Thank you for sharing.
This is the first I need that
you could produce wonderful bread and pizza ovens with this :-)
You know what this could really use? Some modular parts that the concrete could be poured into to give them a nice smooth look; it wouldn't even need to be all that hard, and could be made out of anything from metal to plastic. Now i wonder where you could get some of those from~
It will probably outlast his wood frame home by many decades, if not centuries.
Add some mica flake to the outside mix! Or color powder!
Molodec Andrey! Talant!
That is so cool. But in the town we live in the city would shut you down, they would say it don't follow building codes. And before you can do any thing like that they want a lot of money for a building permit. Coal Valley IL. sucks.
Beautiful
Superb !
Mesmerizing
Ants and termites use a similar way to construct their buildings
+Helmwall But now we might praise the sun together from our grossly incandescent castle! \[T]/
+Helmwall LOL yup.........houses made of vomit.
Great job sir
this is really cool bro
This is amazing and I'm just learning about it today, smh. Why?! Freaking genius
Good stuff!
thats one expensive and cool play house
This is awesome