Robotically assembled building blocks could be a more environmentally friendly method for erecting large-scale structures than some existing construction techniques, according to a new study by MIT ...

For the simplified test building, the study estimated 3D printed concrete at 17,338 kg CO2e. The steel voxel approach came in ...

Using robots to assemble large-scale structures could have a much smaller carbon footprint than traditional methods, ...

MIT researchers have developed a robotic assembly system using interlocking modular 'voxels' that could reduce embodied carbon in construction by up to 82% compared with conventional methods. The ...

Researchers at MIT have developed a construction system in which modular, interlocking building blocks ...

Development platform, real-time humanoid robot, and hands-on workshops round out QNX's critical enabling role in robotics systems As industries move beyond traditional robotics and automation to ...

Simple ant-like robots collectively build or demolish structures without central control, just by tuning two parameters - ...

Ants do not need a foreman to raise a city. Working with little more than local cues, they excavate tunnels, pile up soil, ...