Automate Construction Podcast
109 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago -Startup Founder & CEO Interviews: 3DCP, Parametric Design, 3D Printed Construction, Materials Engineering, Software Engineering, AI, Construction Automation, Robotics on the job site and more.
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Inventor of Concrete 3D Printing | Contour Crafting CEO
February 14, 2024 16:22 - 1 hour - 78.5 MBIn his first public interview in nearly a DECADE the legendary grandfather of modern 3DCP tells us the origin story of Contour Crafting, the early challenges and his philosophy on technology and life.
Secret Recording EXPOSED | Truth About 3DCP
February 08, 2024 14:44 - 37 minutes - 34 MBI had no idea this was recorded but when I realized, it made me think about how the whole world should see my honest takes on the construction automation industry! This was recorded months ago on October 4th and may not reflect my present opinions or developments which occurred after that date.
BOXABL Deep-Dive | FULL 3 FACTORY TOUR with Founder Galiano Tiramani
January 31, 2024 00:42 - 1 hour - 75.3 MBTour a variety of BOXABL units, Boxzilla and ALL 3 FACTORIES at their headquarters in Las Vegas Nevada. You won't find a more comprehensive tour/ interview anywhere! About BOXABL BOXABL is on a mission to bring building construction in line with modern manufacturing processes by creating a superior residential and commercial building that can be completed in far less time and cost than traditional construction. The core product that we offer is the “Building Box”, which consists of room mo...
Fastbrick Robotics CEO Discusses Automated Brick Laying Truck
December 28, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 81.3 MBIn the first episode with a public company CEO on the Automate Construction podcast, we get to hear all about FBR from CEO Mike Pivac himself with incredibly candid insights to the challenges and things to look forward to. https://www.fbr.com.au/ https:://automateconstruction.com
Printing Buildings in Ukraine with Extruder Mounted Mixing System!
November 07, 2023 16:33 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBUTU CEO Roman Shvets tells us about the printer they invented which accepts dry powder delivered to the extruder head mixed right before printing! This is an incredile innovation which has the potential to drastically reduce the waste found in long concrete hoses used by other systems. UTU website https://utu.com.ua/ Automate Construction https://automateconstruction.com Human Robot Army (Get a Job) https://humanrobotarmy.com
Every Construction Automation Startup on a Venture Capital Market Map
November 01, 2023 17:45 - 1 hour - 81.6 MBFounding Partner Vivin Hegde and Investment Analyst Margarita de la Peña join me for an exciting and thorough industry overview of every construction automaton company there is on their Market Map! This episode is particularly exciting because it branches far beyond the realm of 3D printed construction which we have covered extensively, into new realms of construction automation which also may have promising futures. Check out the market map on the Zacua website https://zacuaventures.com/c...
Transforming Gallons Of Concrete With ONE DROP Using Spacecrete Admix
October 12, 2023 15:35 - 1 hour - 71.1 MBOn this episode of the Automate Construction podcast we talk with Michael Butler CEO & Founder of Spacecrete. https://automateconstruction.com https://spacecrete.com/
How BotBuilt Automated Framing with CEO Brent Wadas
October 11, 2023 15:34 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MBWhen I heard there was a company framing prefabricated wall sections with robotic arms and no physical human intervention I had to see it for myself! In this episode we get to hear Brents incredible story of his military service, family, and entrepreneurship. The mission is simple, solve the housing crisis with robots! https://www.botbuilt.com/
3D Printed Architecture Director Shares His Vision For The Future
July 13, 2023 15:28 - 1 hour - 68.8 MBDirector of 3D Printed Architecture at IAAC University Edouard Cabay joins me for a fascinating dialogue around design for 3D printed buildings and a future of robotics in construction. https://automateconstruction.com https://iaac.net
3D Printed Concrete Materials Expert Luka Zevnik
June 22, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 62.1 MBAfter a successful business venture in small concrete product automation, this guy built his own large scale concrete printer and now seeks to bring increased automation to the concrete printing processes which we are watching evolve on this podcast. Automate Construction https://automateconstruction.com Zevnik Lab https://zevniklab.com/
24 Yr Old Builds Concrete Printer | Robotic Arm On Tracks
June 12, 2023 13:09 - 1 hour - 65.1 MBMacro 3D Founder Tom Macrokonis joins me to discuss his vibrant entrepreneurial journey, goals, and motivations in the world of construction automation. His intrigue in blending various construction materials on the job site like steel concrete and lumber should be a promising strategy for bringing automation to the masses. Automate Construction Website https://automateconstruction.com Macro 3D Website https://www.macro3d.com.au/
Print 4D CEO on Launching a 3DCP Startup & Shifting From Employee To Founder Mindset
May 31, 2023 17:45 - 1 hour - 60.1 MBReally excited to have Luai Kurdi on the podcast again! In our first episode Luai was working at Besix 3D where he was their champion of 3DCP tech. After some years with them in the middle east Luai decided it was time for him to venture out on his own to start Print 4D. https://AutomateConstruction.com https://www.print4d.xyz/
Ep. 61 CyBe Expanding USA Presence
May 07, 2023 13:43 - 1 hour - 73.4 MBToday I get Berry on the podcast for the 3rd time, our first podcast was a virtual tour through the Cybe facility and then I went to the Netherlands and got an operator certificate for their system. While in the Netherlands we did a second episode in person nearly 2 years ago and now we are in Florida discussing the first permitted 3D printed home built on site with a robotic arm in America. https://automate.construction https://cybe.eu
Ep. 60 ETH Zurich Construction Robotics Research & Concrete 3D Printing
April 14, 2023 19:32 - 2 hours - 118 MBTimothy Wangler was kind enough to join me for 2 hrs discussing some of the nitty gritty details behind concrete 3D printing along with other materials showing promise for the future. Automate Construction https://automate.construction ETH Zurich https://ethz.ch/en.html
Ep. 59 Printing Wood Homes With Wohn Homes CEO Morten Bove
March 07, 2023 14:27 - 1 hour - 76 MB3D printed wood is made possible by combining wood fibers with recycled plastics. Morten illuminates some of the benefits and challenges of working with this type of material in this podcast episode. It's awesome hearing about some of the concrete alternatives that can also be fabricated into housing on a large scale. Hopefully the future continues to bring new exciting material breakthroughs. https://automate.construction https://www.wohnhomes.com/
Ep. 58 Icon CEO on Printing 100 Homes With Lennar
February 10, 2023 19:45 - 38 minutes - 35.7 MBJason and I discuss the massive 100 home project with 7 printers on site from inside one of the homes.
Ep. 57 MiCob CEO on Military Applications of 3DCP & Construction Automation
February 07, 2023 16:08 - 1 hour - 77 MBShashank Shekhar is the CEO & founder if MiCob, the automation firm working with the Military Engineering Services Department of India. As we have seen with some other countries, there are some military applications for 3D printed concrete which are being explored. Although we can't get into the details on a podcast we do cover the general concepts in this insightful episode. I am really grateful Shashank took the time to join me from the other side of the world virtually and share a slice o...
Ep. 56 Boxabl CEO Galiano Tiramani On Building A $3B Startup
January 31, 2023 05:11 - 33 minutes - 30.3 MBOn my 3rd visit to the Boxabl Factory I finally got to sit down with CEO Galiano Tiramani for a Podcast! We discuss how far they have come from the first few units they had when I first stopped by years ago to the 300 units they have built now, 100+ of which are sitting in the parking lot! https://automate.construction https://www.boxabl.com/
Ep. 55 R-Squared CEO & Founder 3D Printed First Black Buffalo Build in Texas
January 25, 2023 16:04 - 56 minutes - 51.7 MBJason Jones is the CEO of R Squared out of Austin Tx. I stopped the demo unit he 3D printed in cementitious mortar and we recorded a podcast inside. I hope you don't mind my dog was in and out in between swims in the pod and running around with the cattle on the farm. Automate Construction Website https://automate.construction R-Squared Website https://r2-texas.com
Ep. 54 Contour 3D CEO on 3D Printing First Permitted Building In Australia
December 29, 2022 15:15 - 1 hour - 83.4 MBIn this episode of the automate construction podcast Nick Holden and I discuss his start up contour 3-D and how they printed the first permanent 3-D printed building in Australia. This was a tremendous accomplishment and they did it for a TV show which is extremely popular in the land down under. We get into discussing why contour decided to build their own concrete printer Nick Holden entrepreneurial background how he built his career to where it is today and what he believes contour has in...
Ep. 53 Printed Metal With Lasers | Meltio CEO Angel Llavero López de Villalta
December 20, 2022 18:36 - 56 minutes - 51.5 MBMeltio is a Spanish startup developing metal printing extruder heads used around the world. Their system uses lasers to melt the inconel or other materials into a very dense custom formed part not limited by traditional casting or forging restrictions. This technology is opening up new design opportunities to make parts lighter and less wasteful. https://meltio3d.com/
Ep. 52 NaturaEco Founder & CEO Nikola Rakic
December 14, 2022 18:09 - 1 hour - 61.8 MBPrinter manufacturer & construction innovator in Serbia joins me to discuss how the startup NaturaEco wants to change construction. https://automate.construction https://www.naturaecocorp.com
Ep. 51 Rebuild 3DCP CEO | Printing Concrete in Poland
December 06, 2022 20:45 - 1 hour - 73.4 MBWitold and his team in Poland built their own printer from scratch as the first in the country to use this technology. They seek to use it for rebuilding efforts around Europe. They brought the wok to Poland. In this episode we get into their startup and its story and even some of Witolds personal experience living in Europe during a time of escalated conflict. https://automate.construction https://www.rebuild3dcp.com/
Ep. 50 Diamond Age CTO (Ex-Tesla) Automating 27 Tools To Complete A Home With One Gantry System
December 04, 2022 17:22 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBRoof, Paint, Stucco, this machine is capable of things we have never seen automated on a 3D printed construction site before. Diamond Age is taking big leaps in the right direction (automation) by printing concrete walls then going many steps further. This has been one of my favorite interviews because of the scope of automation in their system. 3D printed construction is a cool way to automate one step of building a house but there is so much more to automated construction that isn't incl...
Ep. 49 Hive Printing Houses in Texas | Andrey Rudenko Partners
December 01, 2022 17:27 - 1 hour - 102 MBAfter filming their intricate parametrically designed 3150 sqft home printed in Texas, we stopped by my podcast studio to discuss the printing process and future vision of Hive 3D and their partnership with legendary concrete printer Andrey Rudenko. https://automate.construction https://hive3dbuilders.com/
Ep. 48 Startup Behind First 3D Printed Home in California | Emergent 3D CEO & Founder
November 10, 2022 18:45 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBFounder Matthew Gile and CEO Don Ajamian join me on the Automate Construction Podcast to discuss their recent achievement of printing the first permitted 3D printed house in California, a notoriously difficult place to do construction. https://www.emergent-3d.com/ https://automate.construction
Ep. 47 Printed Farms 3D Printing 8,400 sqft Building!!
November 03, 2022 17:18 - 1 hour - 81.4 MBCEO Jim Ritter tells us all about his team who's printer built the first permitted 3D printing in Florida. Now they are starting a MASSIVE new project with lots of improvements from everything they have learned! https://printedfarms.com/ https://automate.construction
Ep. 46 Earthen Construction Automation with Terrestrial Founder | Lights Out Manufacturing
November 01, 2022 16:37 - 1 hour - 75.2 MBJelle Feringa is a serial entrepreneur, having founded multiple startups in the building space he has a unique perspective on construction technologies and recently the robotic deposition of earthen materials. With a background in architecture and subtractive manufacturing, Jelle brings fascinating dynamics to the world of construction automation and in this podcast episode we dive into some of his past projects, all the way to his future vision for how humans will build in a sustainable way...
Ep. 45 Branch Technology CEO | Plastic 3D Printing in Construction
October 13, 2022 15:35 - 1 hour - 60.2 MBPlatt Boyd is the founder of Branch Technology and I got to visit their facility in Chattanooga, TN. I have never seen so many robotic arms in one room and even though they didn't let cameras inside I got to see a print in action. Https://automate.construction https://branchtechnology.com/
Ep. 44 Peri 3D Construction CEO on Building Worlds Biggest Printed Home in Houston, Tx
October 10, 2022 21:09 - 1 hour - 60.9 MBhttps://automate.construction https://www.peri3dconstruction.com/en
Ep. 43 Nidus 3D CEO | Printing First Real Concrete 2 Story Building in North America
September 10, 2022 18:54 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBIan Arthur founded Nidus 3D to address the housing problem in Ontario, Canada and they have been pushing the boundaries into unexplored territories with their Cobod printer. In this episode we discuss their early projects, some of the challenges that come with a startup, and what they are looking forward to testing next!
Ep. 42 ClayStation 3D: Starting With No Resources From Scrap!!!
September 04, 2022 16:30 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MBAs Michael Ordinaka says, money is not the limiting factor for the resourceful engineer! With willpower and determination innovation can be born from 'junk', when there is a will there is a way! Michael built the Claystation printer in his backyard and soon will begin construction of a residential unit. He is also looking forward to building an even larger gantry system from old telephone poles!
Ep. 41 Vertico CEO on Scaling Concrete 3D Printer Production
August 25, 2022 16:05 - 1 hour - 66 MBRound 3 with the CEO of Vertico! They have had tremendous growth since our first episode, for those who don't know Volker was the very first guest to appear on the Automate Construction podcast on episode 1! Submit a project I should feature! https://automate.construction/upload/ Automate Construction Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/189kgzGxFcLLZKg3l0jua9?si=26d9b01cb67d4130 Automate Construction Website https://automate.construction/ How I make money$$$ “How to 3D Print a H...
Ep. 40 3DCP Startup with TAM Printer, Deleting Parts, Learning Curves & The Future
August 21, 2022 16:06 - 1 hour - 80.6 MBJon Scott and Emmanuel Roy recently received their Twente Additive Manufacturing printer and they are already mastering the basics of concrete printing! In this insightful episode they candidly share their experience hand mixing material, avoiding the pesky rotor stator, and what they believe the industry needs to advance. Submit a project I should feature! https://automate.construction/upload/ Automate Construction Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/189kgzGxFcLLZKg3l0jua9?si=26d9b01...
Ep. 39 Powder Bed Concrete Printing with Additive Techtonics
August 17, 2022 15:14 - 1 hour - 81.6 MBWe see lots of concrete extrusion but Additive Techtonics has a new strategy! Instead they simply extrude water onto a powder bed of their special mix which enables even more freeform design than the other printing techniques we usually see! https://www.additive-tectonics.com/ Submit a project I should feature! https://automate.construction/upload/ Automate Construction Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/189kgzGxFcLLZKg3l0jua9?si=26d9b01cb67d4130 Automate Construction Website htt...
Ep. 38 Printing Geopolymer Buildings with Renca
August 15, 2022 14:27 - 1 hour - 97.7 MBMany love the idea of 3D printing houses but hate cement! This one is for you! Geopolymers have been long touted as a potential solution to the environmental factors of 3D printed construction using concrete. Today we get to speak with the founders of Renca, Husband Wife team Andrey & Marina Dudnikov. Submit a project I should feature! https://automate.construction/upload/ Automate Construction Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/189kgzGxFcLLZKg3l0jua9?si=26d9b01cb67d4130 Automate C...
Ep. 37 3DCP Group CEO, 3D Printed Houses, Cobod Partner, Startups & Innovation
August 10, 2022 14:03 - 1 hour - 70 MBMikkel Brich is a pioneer of construction automation in Denmark brining many of the technologies we saw on our last visit to the job site. Manufacturers like Cobod prefer to focus on their craft of building printers not houses so it is up to crews like 3DCP group to use the 3D printed construction technologies on site. As the industry matures the downstream effects are becoming a reality. Contractors are being exposed to this technology one at a time and the pool of people that know how it w...
Ep. 36 Luyten CEO 3D Printing Houses in Australia, Building Printer From Scratch
August 08, 2022 20:27 - 1 hour - 109 MBLuyten is a company we have been featuring since their inception and they have come a tremendous distance in terms of quality and scale of their prints! We get to hear from Ahmed himself about what it took to start a 3D printed construction company without relying on another company to produce the equipment for you. Luyten Website https://www.luyten3d.com/about-us Submit a project I should feature! https://automate.construction/upload/ Automate Construction Podcast https://open.spoti...
Ep. 35 Most Affordable 3D Printed Homes, Sustainability, Border Walls with Emerging Objects Founder
August 06, 2022 14:06 - 1 hour - 66.9 MBBerkley professor Ronald Rael allowed me to visit his latest project in Center, Colorado and in addition to a full day of print footage we also did this podcast to dive into what motivates Prof. Rael to embark on such unique projects. The answer starts 1000s of years ago and it may surprise you. Submit a project I should feature! https://automate.construction/upload/ Automate Construction Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/189kgzGxFcLLZKg3l0jua9?si=26d9b01cb67d4130 Automate Constru...
Ep. 34 Myths & Misconceptions of 3D Printed Construction, 3D Printed Houses, ISO/ASTM
August 05, 2022 16:21 - 57 minutes - 52.9 MBStephan Mansour and JG 80 seek to regulate ISO/ASTM standards and assist 3DCP in becoming mainstream. In this episode we set out to squash misconceptions and throw people into the deep end. We are both huge fans of the industry but that does not mean we are blind to the realities of a rapidly evolving disruptive technology in the biggest industry on Earth. Change is hard, the people working to innovate construction tech want to bring positive change to the way the world builds. Stephan M...
Ep. 33 Constructions-3D CEO Antoine Motte; 3D Printed Construction in France, Ground-up Innovation
August 04, 2022 18:49 - 1 hour - 77.7 MBConstructions 3D has a completely one of a kind concrete printing system unlike the others we have seen on this channel. Their CEO Antoine has extensive 3D printing experience and shares with us his vision of competing a 3D printed citadel to serve as his business HQ and personal home for his family. Constructions 3D https://en.constructions-3d.com/ Submit a project I should feature! https://automate.construction/upload/ Automate Construction Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/189kg...
Ep. 32 RIC Founder Brings Chinese Concrete Printing Tech to LA
August 03, 2022 15:12 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBZ Shares how his company RIC aims to automate construction and expand his startup in North America. We talk about material challenges, R&D, and more Submit a project I should feature! https://automate.construction/upload/ Automate Construction Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/189kgzGxFcLLZKg3l0jua9?si=26d9b01cb67d4130 Automate Construction Website https://automate.construction/ How I make money$$$ Virtual Village - https://automate.construction/virtual-village/ “How to 3D Prin...
Ep. 31 Azure CEO & Founder From Inside $25,000 3D Printed Polymer Studio
August 02, 2022 18:05 - 1 hour - 59.2 MBAzure has ventured from offsite prefab modular into 3d printed buildings, soon their brand new manufacturing system will be assembled and they will be spitting out new homes! (Stick around long enough and you'll get to watch me spill coffee on myself when I don't realize the lid isn't on properly) Submit a project I should feature! https://automate.construction/upload/ Automate Construction Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/189kgzGxFcLLZKg3l0jua9?si=26d9b01cb67d4130 Automate Const...
Ep. 30 Winsun CEO Automate Construction Podcast
July 13, 2022 00:41 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MBWinsun North America http://www.winsun3d.com Submit a project I should feature! https://automate.construction/upload/ Automate Construction Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/189kgzGxFcLLZKg3l0jua9?si=26d9b01cb67d4130 Newsletter & Blog https://automate.construction/ Write an Article for www.Automate.Construction https://automate.construction/upload/ How I make money Virtual Village - https://automate.construction/virtual-village/ “How to 3D Print a House” Course - https://autom...
Winsun CEO Automate Construction Podcast #31
July 13, 2022 00:41 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MBWinsun North America http://www.winsun3d.com Submit a project I should feature! https://automate.construction/upload/ Automate Construction Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/189kgzGxFcLLZKg3l0jua9?si=26d9b01cb67d4130 Newsletter & Blog https://automate.construction/ Write an Article for www.Automate.Construction https://automate.construction/upload/ How I make money Virtual Village - https://automate.construction/virtual-village/ “How to 3D Print a House” Course - https://autom...
MarsBase Robotics Collaborative Space Building Bots Founder Daniel Scabar Automate Construction Podcast #30
July 01, 2022 16:14 - 54 minutes - 49.9 MBFrom Daniels glamping airbnb we discuss his vision of printing homes for people on mars! Marsbase robotics is printing foam in North Carolina to experiment with building methods using collaborative robots, in this early instance that includes a printing bot and a dozer, excavation bot. This is only the beginning, as space travel increases in popularity it is only a matter of time before this company sends equipment to space! Submit a project I should feature! https://automate.construct...
MarsBase Robotics Founder Daniel Scabar Automate Construction Podcast #30
July 01, 2022 16:14 - 54 minutes - 49.9 MBFrom Daniels glamping airbnb we discuss his vision of printing homes for people on mars! Marsbase robotics is printing foam in North Carolina to experiment with building methods using collaborative robots, in this early instance that includes a printing bot and a dozer, excavation bot. This is only the beginning, as space travel increases in popularity it is only a matter of time before this company sends equipment to space! Submit a project I should feature! https://automate.construct...
Ep. 29 MarsBase Robotics Founder Daniel Scabar Automate Construction Podcast
July 01, 2022 16:14 - 54 minutes - 49.9 MBFrom Daniels glamping airbnb we discuss his vision of printing homes for people on mars! Marsbase robotics is printing foam in North Carolina to experiment with building methods using collaborative robots, in this early instance that includes a printing bot and a dozer, excavation bot. This is only the beginning, as space travel increases in popularity it is only a matter of time before this company sends equipment to space! Submit a project I should feature! https://automate.construct...
AI Adobe Constructor Drone with Terran | Automate Construction Podcast #29
June 29, 2022 02:03 - 2 hours - 119 MBFrom artificial intelligence to pyramid schemes of the future overshadowing the Egyptian pyramids in this podcast episode we cover a wide range of fun topics with the entire Terran robotics team. TERRAN robotics https://terranrobotics.ai/ Sign up for the "How to 3D Print a House" course available now at the beta pricing! https://automate.construction/register Virtual Village of 3D Printed Construction https://automate.construction/signup Book a consulting call with me https://jaret...
Ep. 28 AI Adobe Constructor Drone with Terran | Automate Construction Podcast
June 29, 2022 02:03 - 2 hours - 119 MBFrom artificial intelligence to pyramid schemes of the future overshadowing the Egyptian pyramids in this podcast episode we cover a wide range of fun topics with the entire Terran robotics team. TERRAN robotics https://terranrobotics.ai/ Sign up for the "How to 3D Print a House" course available now at the beta pricing! https://automate.construction/register Virtual Village of 3D Printed Construction https://automate.construction/signup Book a consulting call with me https://jaret...