- Building or repairing structures in difficult-to-reach locations is a daunting task, as bringing in the cranes, scaffolding and whatnot can be quite difficult.
- Known as Aerial Additive Manufacturing (Aerial-AM), the technology is being developed by researchers from Imperial College London and Switzerland’s Empa institute.
- In small-scale tests conducted so far, Aerial-AM has been used to build a 72-layer 2.05-m-tall (6.7-ft) cylinder out of expanding polyurethane-based foam, and a 28-layer 18-cm (7-in) cylinder made of a custom cement-like material.
Bee-inspired technology uses aerial drones to 3D-print structures
