Soon, using new materials, such as geopolymer, you will be able to print a house at any time of the year. Source: Apis CorRussian 3-D-printing firm Apis Cor showed off the portable 3-D printer that it developed by using it to build the basic structure of a 38-square meter home. Its circular shape was chosen to highlight the tech’s versatility; it looks like a usable small home for one or two people.

The printing process took about 24 hours, and the 3-D printer looks like a small crane. It extrudes cement out of a nozzle, in layer after layer, to create a structure. Windows, the roof, insulation and other components were all added later by humans. The total cost for the project came to about $10,000 without furniture and appliances.

This project was built on-site with just one portable printer, which is a maximum of 3.1 meters tall, with a maximum length of 5 meters and a weight of almost 2 tons. It can be transported to a building site on the back of a truck.