D-Shape 3D printer can print full-sized houses
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D-Shape 3D printer in action
D-Shape 3D printer in action
Enrico Dini of Monolite UK with Radiolaria - the biggest structure ever built by the D-Shape 3D printer
Radiolaria - so far the biggest structure ever built by the D-Shape 3D printer
Radiolaria - the rendering of the first layer
Radiolaria - the first layer printed
Radiolaria - a smaller scale printout made by the D-Shape 3D printer
Removing the sand after the printout has been completed
Article Summary
The growing popularity of 3D printers, such as the Printbot or MakerBot's Thing-o-Matic, testify to the fact that additive manufacturing is slowly entering the mainstream. The devices are now small enough to fit on a desk and they can make all sorts of stuff, such as toys, chess figures, or spare door knobs. But what if you want to make something slightly bigger - say, a house? Then you need to turn to Enrico Dini, the founder of Monolite UK and the inventor of the D-Shape "robotic building system."
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