Canal Bridge Could Take 3D Printing To The Next Level
Date Posted: November 5, 2015
Posted In: Ideas,
From Dezeen: The world’s first 3D-printed bridge in Amsterdam uses a technique that designer Joris Laarman says could soon be used to build “infinitely large structures.”
The pedestrian bridge, which will be located on the Oudezijds Achterburgwal canal in the Dutch city’s red light district, is being printed in steel by six-axis robots, which will “draw” the structure in the air.
At a ceremony to launch the project on Friday, Laarman told Dezeen that the project could usher in a new era of digital manufacturing.
“Everyone is talking about 3D printing but not so much is actually possible yet,” Laarman said. “We are trying to lift the world of digital fabrication to a higher level.”