PRINTSTONES launches mobile robots for on-site construction and 3D printing

China3D printingNET, April 19, Austrian construction industry moves3D printingRobot manufacturer Printstones announces the launch of its latest manufacturing robotBaubot,
Baubot is characterized by a modular design, which means it can be easily modified by third-party customers.Wanderer-style equipment is described as a “multifunctional construction robot” and is not limited to concrete3D printing, And can also perform a series of flexible manufacturing operations, such as material transportation, welding, milling, screw driving, plasma cutting, spraying, and even bricklaying.

In order to make the construction site safer and more effective for workers, Printstones has released a special software development kit (SDK) that can be used with Baubot. The goal is to enable customers to use novel tools and applications to customize their robots according to their preferences, so as to provide truly adaptable products for any manufacturing site.

Multifunctional BaubotmachineRobot. Picture from Printstones.

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The new Baubot is designed to be installed on the rear of a truck and is equipped with a series of continuous fuel tank tracks, making it suitable for almost any terrain. It can climb stairs, drive through doors, and is fully battery powered (up to eight hours). The maximum speed of the robot is 3.2 km/h, and its payload limit is 500kg. Baubot also has a robotic arm that can reach 1m and a dimensional accuracy of 1mm.

Customers can use the vehicle in manual mode and pre-programmed mode, so that the working day of the robot can be predetermined. In the future, Printstones intends to add BIM data functionality, which can be used to simulate Baubot in its work environment to optimize its routines. With the help of BIM data, the robot can even set foot on the construction site.
In addition, the company can use modeled data and actual sensor data from its robots to train centralized AI. Although the current iteration of Baubot is designed to operate independently, the all-encompassing AI can enable Baubot groups to work together on construction sites to simplify production.


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Use Baubot for concrete3D printing. Picture from Printstones.

Take it outside the construction site

Printstones pointed out that although Baubot targets buildings and concrete3D printingOptimized, but not limited to construction sites. Nothing prevents customers from using vehicles in shipbuilding or aerospace fields, or inspecting and maintaining existing infrastructure such as power plants. No matter which application is used, Baubot can be used with standard transponders, requiring almost no setup time.

The use of these robots is expected to greatly improve the safety of human employees at the production site, while reducing construction and maintenance costs in the long term. As a reward, since physical strength and agility are basically not taken into account, construction site work can be provided for a wider range of individuals with large differences in age, gender, and physical ability.

Use Baubot for field welding. Picture from Printstones.

on site3D printingThe adoption is expected to be a major turning point for the construction industry.Just last month, ICON, a Texas-based construction company, delivered its first batch of U.S.3D printingHouses are listed on the domestic housing market with prices starting at approximately US$450,000. ICON cooperated with the developer 3Strands to bring its Vulcan 3D printingThe aircraft was used for the project, and four multi-storey buildings were constructed in East Austin.

Elsewhere in India, Larsen & Toubro Construction (L&T), the country’s largest construction company, recently completed its first3D printingTwo-story building.The building area is only 65 square meters, using large-format concrete provided by OEM COBOD3D printingIt is machine-made and composed of locally sourced 3D printable concrete mixture.

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