The Vulcan is Icon's massive 3D printer, which stands 15½ feet tall and weighs 4.75 tons. It's capable of creating buildings with 12-foot-high curving walls.
The model home is located in South Linden. RELATED: Columbus' first 3D-printed house under construction in South Linden Ohio contractor Mayo Makinde said the 3D-printed part of the home is complete.
It looks like any other 3D printer—except it’s the size of a crane and is, layer by layer, building a hotel in the Texan desert. El Cosmico, an existing hotel and campground on the outskirts ...
3D printing company Mighty Buildings Chief Technology Officer Dmitry Starodubtsev said building homes this way could reduce the time needed to produce a single-family home by six months.
Austin-based Icon has made quite a name for itself in the budding 3D printing construction industry. In 2022, the company unveiled a 2,000-square-foot luxury home with printed walls in Austin.