The company uses a robot that can “print” concrete structures such as park benches, walls, homes and commercial buildings, all meeting New Zealand’s high seismic and construction standards.

The technology is imported from CyBe Construction in the Netherlands and uses concrete specially mixed in New Zealand and designed to meet our local conditions and standards.

The robot only requires two people to operate it, and Swelim says it has the ability to build up to 75% faster than traditional methods and with 70% less waste, which he attributes to the fact that the robot can build with a precision that no human can. match.

“By using less materials, you have less waste; you have a smaller carbon footprint and ultimately you will become less expensive, ”he says.

Last year, the company made headlines when it held a demonstration of the robot in action, building a waka-inspired park bench in Hamilton’s Garden Place in less than an hour.

Swelim says the printing technique has not only been used by Hamilton City Council and Auckland Council to make such items as street furniture, it is also increasingly adopted by builders and residents. architects, the company having a number of unique projects in the works, such as a skate park in Hawke’s Bay. It also has a number of residential projects in the consent phase.

He says the potential of the technology is huge, citing examples overseas where it has been used in the construction of everything from gateways to army barracks.

“The technology can be used to make a planter, a bridge or a military barracks and anything in between, from a structural wall to a house to a water feature – using the same robot, the same two guys, ”he says.

“The only thing that stops us is our imaginations.”