Robots already build our cars, shoes, and clothes; but can they build our houses? A article from Times Online reports that a robot has been developed that can build a two story house in 24 hours at the touch of a button. This robot does not need any supervision and it uses only two materials: concrete and gypsum. This prototype costs 1.5 million dollars and will be unveiled in California before April. This prototype is supposed to be able to make domes and curved walls as easy as it is for it to make straight walls. This will greatly expand the architectural possibilities, because architects will not be limitied by what men can do.
I think that this is an amazing advancement and once all of the quirks and kinks are worked out, this invention will have a monumental effect on our society. It will make it houses cheaper to buy and it will also the architectual designs. I also think that this is an invention that will have a very large negative impact on our society because if it is widely adopted then the entire industry of construction workers will be rendered useless, and there will many people without jobs. If this technology suceeds it will wipe out the highly skilled industry of builders and construction workers. I think that this is amazing technology, but it could have a negative impact on our society by taking away jobs from highly skilled individuals.
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