Described as a ‘multi-functional construction robot’, the rover-esque device goes beyond just concrete 3D printing, and is capable of a whole host of flexible manufacturing operations such as material transportation, welding, milling, screwdriving, plasma cutting, painting, and even brick laying.
With the goal of making construction sites safer and more efficient for laborers, Printstones is releasing a specialized software development kit (SDK) for use with the Baubot. The aim is to allow customers to customize their robots with novel tools and applications as they see fit, providing a truly adaptable product fit for any manufacturing site. In the future, Printstones intends to add BIM data functionality, which can be used to simulate the Baubot in its work environment to optimize its routines. With BIM data, the robot will have completed its rounds thousands of times before even stepping foot on the construction site. Additionally, the company can train a centralized AI using both modeling data and real-world sensor data from its robots. While the current iteration of the Baubot is designed to operate on its own, an all-encompassing AI would allow swarms of Baubots to work in tandem on construction sites to streamline production. Printstones states that the Baubot, although optimized for construction and concrete 3D printing, is not limited to construction sites.
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