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No Showmetech TRIO of the week (14/03/2022), we will talk about the House Zero, a 3D-printed luxury home built in a modern, biophilic design; We will also talk about the new technology of virtual reality included in Audi cars; And finally, we'll talk about the FLEX Rover, a cargo vehicle that could be used for trips to the Moon. Check out the main news of the week with us 531g3x
Discover House Zero 432p1o
During the event South by southwest, which began last Friday, March 11, a luxurious house built using 3D prints was presented to the public: House Zero. Designed by the company specializing in 3D printing, ICON, in partnership with engineering studios lake flato, House Zero is located in Austin, the capital of Texas, in the United States.
The house was built using the system Vulcan, from ICON, which uses materials based on computer programs. The walls at House Zero, for example, took ten days to print, giving the structure 186 square meters.
Reinforced with metal, the walls of the house were printed with an exclusive material of the company called Lavacrete, an element very similar to concrete that is very hermetic and still increases the isolation of the place. The second most used material in the construction of House Zero was wood.
According to ICON, the house was built based on a “biological design”, offering the curves of the 3D printed walls a more favorable air circulation inside the house. House Zero also has three bedrooms, two of which are suites.
Although there are no plans by ICON to sell House Zero models, the project that has already been built will be used to host partners, architects, organizations and developers as a future space for the exhibition of modern architecture. The company's plans include construction on the Moon. Amazing, isn't it?
Holoride and VR technology in Audi cars e6l3v
The technology VR, which stands for “virtual reality,” is included in many devices today. Highly used in video games to increase the immersion experience, we will now also see this technology in future Audi branded cars.
In this case we are talking about holoid, a new type of VR geared towards automobiles. Targeting engers who are likely to get bored after several hours of seeing the same scenario, the new technology could accomplish something like a “double trip” for anyone sitting in the back seat of the vehicle.
This platform will use information from the car itself, such as speed, location and navigation settings, including turns on the way and stops, to bring this experience into the virtual world. That is, the will feel the movements made by the car on the second screen. Holoride was based on information provided by motorsport giants such as Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, Ford of course, Audi.
In partnership with terranet, this technology was developed to interact and capture the environment more accurately and quickly. This software still will have open source, offering even more possibilities for other developers to also invest and produce new content.
In addition, the system also has several content partnerships, such as Disney, Discovery and Universal Studios. Holoride will be used for travel distraction purposes, however, using as a basis the resources already seen in virtual reality for games.
The first VR models will appear in Audi's new vehicles due to launch in June this year.
FLEX Rover, the lunar cargo vehicle 8276t
And wrapping up our weekly news trio, let's take a look at this new cargo vehicle that will be used in NASA's next moon mission.
+Built by startup astrolab, or chamado FLEX Rover it is a vehicle that should soon be used to transport cargo and also astronauts over the surface of the Earth's satellite. “FLEX” means “Flexible Logistics and Exploration”, something like “Flexible Exploration and Logistics”.
NASA's next mission to the Moon, titled Artemis, already has several investments from the company, and now, the new Astrolabs prototype can not only help with lunar mapping but also serve as an instrument for future missions on Mars.
The vehicle is capable of carrying approx. 1.500 kg and can be piloted remotely or by two astronauts on board. Similar to vehicles seen in department stores or warehouses, the FLEX can pick up or unload items from one point to another.
The FLEX design resembles the LTV, NASA's current cargo vehicle, which is also known as Lunar Terrain Vehicle. Several tests were performed with a prototype in a region near Death Valley, California.
This location is ideal for testing, as the desert has uneven and empty terrain, the closest we have to the Moon itself. At this moment, FLEX represents not only a technological novelty, but also the beginning of a promising era of space exploration.
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10 days to print the walls and another 4 months to build everything else. That they don't talk lol
Or was the wooden frame, wires, pipes and masonry printed as well? hahahaha