Meet Charlotte – The Spider Robot That 3D Prints a House in 24 Hours
“Imagine ordering a brand-new house — and having it built before your morning coffee goes cold. Meet Charlotte, a spider-like robot that can 3D print a full-sized home in just 24 hours. Yes, really.”
“Charlotte comes from Crest Robotics and Earthbuilt Technology — two Australian companies pushing the boundaries of construction tech. They’ve created a semi-autonomous robot that combines 3D printing and robotics to build houses directly from raw materials.
It was unveiled at the International Astronautical Congress in Sydney — because apparently, building on Earth just isn’t ambitious enough anymore.”
“Charlotte moves across a construction site on spider-like legs, positioning itself over the build area and printing each wall layer by layer.
Instead of using traditional bricks or concrete trucks, it compresses local materials — sand, soil, even crushed rubble — into strong, layered walls. No scaffolding, no heavy machinery, no wasted trips to Home Depot.”
“Here’s where this matters for all of us — especially in the U.S., where housing costs keep climbing.
Charlotte can work around the clock, cutting labor needs, build times, and costs.
It also slashes carbon emissions and material waste, making construction faster, cleaner, and far more sustainable.
The team says it can work as fast as a hundred bricklayers — and that could transform how we build homes, schools, and even disaster recovery housing.”
“And it doesn’t stop here. Charlotte’s creators are already eyeing space construction — building lunar habitats for NASA’s Artemis missions.
If it can print homes on the Moon, it can certainly handle your backyard.
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