Thanks to 3D printing, you can now build a home in just 24 hours

Have you ever dreamed of owning a fully functioning low-cost home? Well now you can and it’s all thanks to 3D printing technology. In Moscow, a Russian manufacturer of concrete 3D printers has taken on the next movement in the 3D printing world: 3D printing an entire house. The printing itself happens in just 24 hours, and occurred under extremely cold conditions and has seen a surge of excitement for their projects grow across social media and news outlets.

Apis Cor is a manufacturer of 3D printers that are specifically designed to build large concrete structures. The machines are mobile and are able to be installed in as little as 30 minutes on site. Their printer’s removable arm can move in all directions, giving it them flexibility it needs to complete the homes in an easy and quick manner. It is for this reason that this technology is used within the building sector. An example of this can be seen in France with the French company Habitat 76. By teaming up with the XTreeE startup, they were able to build an entire studio for students printed using the 3D printing technology.

What differentiates Apis Cor’s machines from others is their ability to manufacture the interior and exterior of the structure and not just the foundation. By using a removable arm, it guarantees that the printer has the flexibility it needs to move around the structure, with an extruder that pivots on two levels, giving it better speed.