You may have never heard of the the Crane WASP 3D printer, but it is set to be used to fabricate eco-sustainable homes for as little as $1,000 in Colombia. The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) spent $180,000 USD acquiring one of these printers in hopes of using locally sourced soil to build these homes.
Think of these homes made by the Crane WASP (World’s Advanced Saving Project) as life-sized Mason Wasp nests. This printer will allow UNDP to set up in difficult terrain where conventional and expensive construction equipment would have limited access, while using local soil to print homes for the impoverished.
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[It] fulfills the very vision that inspired the creation of WASP’s project: to develop technologies that deliver effective benefits to humanity through innovation and research,” said the UNDP.
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