ASSOCIATED PRESS • April 23, 2024
The world’s largest 3D printer has created a house that can cut construction time and labor. An even larger printer unveiled Tuesday may one day create entire neighborhoods. The machine revealed Tuesday at the University of Maine is four times larger than the first one – commissioned less than five years ago. Researchers plan to tinker with the material consumed by the machine, including more bio-based feedstocks from wood residuals that are abundant in Maine.