3D printing for construction has been a major recent development. Many companies are beginning to test constructing building components with concrete and other materials. However, there are some current major limitations that PRIMO hopes to overcome. The first of these limitations is having a maximum print size, current concrete 3D printers currently behave the same as plastic 3d printers but are just much larger and print concrete instead. The other limitation is size, current industry mobile 3D printers are very large and require a lot of space to operate. PRIMO is a small mobile 3D printing robot, this allows it to have an unlimited print size and to print in small or difficult to reach places.
Design: PRIMO is being developed as a compact, energy-efficient 3D printing platform for construction. The design focuses on creating a lightweight, mobile system capable of precise printing with a wide range of construction materials.
Material: Research is underway to expand PRIMO’s material capabilities beyond cement, enabling multi-material printing that adapts to diverse environments and applications.
Autonomy: The autonomy stack is in active development to convert digital floor plans into optimized print paths, with the goal of enabling fully hands-off operation and real-time quality monitoring.