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Dubai Starts Trial Operation of 3D Printed Abra
Never let it be said that the United Arab Emirates is a stranger to innovative technologies. In Dubai, the country’s most populous city, especially, we have seen a number of projects using 3D printing in recent years. And now there…
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Never let it be said that the United Arab Emirates is a stranger to innovative technologies. In Dubai, the country’s most populous city, especially, we have seen a number of projects using 3D printing in recent years. And now there is yet another one. Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced that it has launched the trial operation of what it claims to be the World’s first electric, 3D printed abra.
It was just last September that a 3D printed water taxi broke world records in Abu Dhabi. This latest news shows the increased role that additive manufacturing is expected to play in the maritime sector in the UAE. What’s even cooler as well is the way that the project is mixing traditional and modern shipbuilding.
Traditional wooden abras on the Dubai Creek (photo credits: By Phil6007 – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0)
An abra is a traditional boat made out of wood that is used to ferry people across the Dubai Creek. This natural saltwater waterway ranges from 600 to 3940 ft (200 to 1200 meters) in width and stretches from a natural port in Dubai all the way to the Persian Gulf, 8.1 miles (13 km away). Abras travel between the Deira and Bur Dubai sides of the city and are the oldest form of public transport in Dubai.
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