At an event during South by Southwest (SXSW) called “Domus Ex Machina”, construction technology and large-scale 3D printing company ICON announced a new suite of products and technologies designed to further automate construction including a new robotic printer that enables multi-story construction, a new low-carbon building material, a digital catalog for residential architecture with more than 60 ready-to-build home designs and an artificial intelligence (AI) architect for home design and construction.

ICON’s new suite of robotics, software and materials include:

Phoenix: ICON’s new multi-story robotic construction system introduces the capability of printing an entire building enclosure including foundations and roof structures. By increasing speed and size and decreasing setup time and the number of required operators, this robotic system will reportedly reduce ICON printing costs by half.

CODEX: ICON’s digital catalog of ready-to-print home architecture features more than 60 designs across five collections: Texas modern, fire resilient, storm resilient, affordable and avant garde. ICON’s aim is for CODEX to be the most comprehensive digital catalog of buildable home designs in the world. It empowers ICON customers to select preferred designs as a starting point for their master planned communities and developments.

CarbonX: ICON’s CarbonX is a new low-carbon extrudable/printable concrete formula. When paired with ICON’s wall system and robotic construction methods, ICON’s CarbonX formula is the lowest carbon residential building system ready to be used at scale.

Vitruvius: Vitruvius is an AI system for designing and building homes. The ultimate goal of Vitruvius is to take human and project inputs and produce robust architecture, plans, permit-ready designs, budgets and schedules. Vitruvius will help anyone design homes and generate floor plans, interior renders and exterior renders in minutes based on their own desires, budgets and feedback.

For more on ICON’s new suite of products, visit the ICON website or watch the accompanying videos that appear courtesy of ICON.

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