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Automate Construction Podcast

by Jarett

Startup Founder & CEO Interviews: 3DCP, Parametric Design, 3D Printed Construction, Materials Engineering, Software Engineering, AI, Construction Automation, Robotics on the job site and more.

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Episodes

  1. How 3D Potter Reached $1M+ Annual Revenue With A Super Affordable Concrete Printer

    During a massive indoor print with a color gradient Danny and I discuss a wide variety of topics from engineering and entrepreneurship to education. After talking with Danny we get to talk to his right hand man, then the head of their construction...

  2. Crowdfunding vs VC | Printera CEO & Founder

    Printera bootstrapped from their garage, here’s the story of starting from scratch, giving up a stable job at a fortune 100 company, acquisitions, mergers and more. Startengine link https://www.startengine.com/offering/printera Book a call with Justin https://calendar.app.google/y3AYwVjrzXAsxHES6...

  3. Pikus 3D CEO on Commercializing 3D Printed Concrete

    Darren and I dive into the history of Pikus 3D, its origins from a traditional concrete company to where it is today. We talk about how the lead founder Rob Pikus built a company that was able to continue growing even after he passed away. Routing episode is the best I've done to date and…

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  4. Concrete Printing in Iran with TRS Tech Founder Ali Hashemi

    Ali Hashemi is a man of many hats across construction biology and tech, in this fascinating conversation we discuss everything from starting a concrete printing business to vaccines. Automate Construction https://automateconstruction.com TRS Tech https://www.trstechnologies.com/

  5. Legend of Andrey Rudenkos 3D Printed Castle Finally Told!

    Rumors have long circulated around the mysterious events which took place in the early days of 3D printed construction and Andrey Rudenko has finally broken his silence. After completing some of the worlds most viral 3D printed construction projects in the early days, Andrey is back working on...

  6. Emergent 3D Homes in California Project Update

    Nearly ready for move in! This awesome project was 4 copy paste units just like the one they did in the park last year. Emergent is one of the few teams with really strong GC experience and that's helped them implementing robotics on the jobsite. https://automateconstruction.com...

  7. 14 Trees ditches their Cobod Printer To Build Their Own From SCRATCH!

    14 Trees has printed more units than any other Cobod customer in the world and now they are making their own printer called Iroko. In this riveting episode we talk to CEO Francois Perrot about his extensive business background, growing within a larger organization and the future of construction....

  8. Inventor of Concrete 3D Printing | Contour Crafting CEO

    In his first public interview in nearly a DECADE the legendary grandfather of modern 3DCP tells us the origin story of Contour Crafting, the early challenges and his philosophy on technology and life.

  9. Secret Recording EXPOSED | Truth About 3DCP

    I had no idea this was recorded but when I realized, it made me think about how the whole world should see my honest takes on the construction automation industry! This was recorded months ago on October 4th and may not reflect my present opinions or developments which occurred after that date.

  10. BOXABL Deep-Dive | FULL 3 FACTORY TOUR with Founder Galiano Tiramani

    Tour a variety of BOXABL units, Boxzilla and ALL 3 FACTORIES at their headquarters in Las Vegas Nevada. You won't find a more comprehensive tour/ interview anywhere! About BOXABL BOXABL is on a mission to bring building construction in line with modern manufacturing processes by creating a…

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  11. Fastbrick Robotics CEO Discusses Automated Brick Laying Truck

    In the first episode with a public company CEO on the Automate Construction podcast, we get to hear all about FBR from CEO Mike Pivac himself with incredibly candid insights to the challenges and things to look forward to. https://www.fbr.com.au/ https:://automateconstruction.com

  12. Printing Buildings in Ukraine with Extruder Mounted Mixing System!

    UTU CEO Roman Shvets tells us about the printer they invented which accepts dry powder delivered to the extruder head mixed right before printing! This is an incredile innovation which has the potential to drastically reduce the waste found in long concrete hoses used by other systems. UTU…

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  13. Every Construction Automation Startup on a Venture Capital Market Map

    Founding Partner Vivin Hegde and Investment Analyst Margarita de la Peña join me for an exciting and thorough industry overview of every construction automaton company there is on their Market Map! This episode is particularly exciting because it branches far beyond the realm of 3D printed...

  14. Transforming Gallons Of Concrete With ONE DROP Using Spacecrete Admix

    On this episode of the Automate Construction podcast we talk with Michael Butler CEO & Founder of Spacecrete. https://automateconstruction.com https://spacecrete.com/

  15. How BotBuilt Automated Framing with CEO Brent Wadas

    When I heard there was a company framing prefabricated wall sections with robotic arms and no physical human intervention I had to see it for myself! In this episode we get to hear Brents incredible story of his military service, family, and entrepreneurship. The mission is simple, solve the...

  16. 3D Printed Architecture Director Shares His Vision For The Future

    Director of 3D Printed Architecture at IAAC University Edouard Cabay joins me for a fascinating dialogue around design for 3D printed buildings and a future of robotics in construction. https://automateconstruction.com https://iaac.net

  17. 3D Printed Concrete Materials Expert Luka Zevnik

    After a successful business venture in small concrete product automation, this guy built his own large scale concrete printer and now seeks to bring increased automation to the concrete printing processes which we are watching evolve on this podcast. Automate Construction...

  18. 24 Yr Old Builds Concrete Printer | Robotic Arm On Tracks

    Macro 3D Founder Tom Macrokonis joins me to discuss his vibrant entrepreneurial journey, goals, and motivations in the world of construction automation. His intrigue in blending various construction materials on the job site like steel concrete and lumber should be a promising strategy for…

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  19. Print 4D CEO on Launching a 3DCP Startup & Shifting From Employee To Founder Mindset

    Really excited to have Luai Kurdi on the podcast again! In our first episode Luai was working at Besix 3D where he was their champion of 3DCP tech. After some years with them in the middle east Luai decided it was time for him to venture out on his own to start Print 4D....

  20. Ep. 61 CyBe Expanding USA Presence

    Today I get Berry on the podcast for the 3rd time, our first podcast was a virtual tour through the Cybe facility and then I went to the Netherlands and got an operator certificate for their system. While in the Netherlands we did a second episode in person nearly 2 years ago and now we are in...

  21. Ep. 60 ETH Zurich Construction Robotics Research & Concrete 3D Printing

    Timothy Wangler was kind enough to join me for 2 hrs discussing some of the nitty gritty details behind concrete 3D printing along with other materials showing promise for the future. Automate Construction https://automate.construction ETH Zurich https://ethz.ch/en.html

  22. Ep. 59 Printing Wood Homes With Wohn Homes CEO Morten Bove

    3D printed wood is made possible by combining wood fibers with recycled plastics. Morten illuminates some of the benefits and challenges of working with this type of material in this podcast episode. It's awesome hearing about some of the concrete alternatives that can also be fabricated into...

  23. Ep. 58 Icon CEO on Printing 100 Homes With Lennar

    Jason and I discuss the massive 100 home project with 7 printers on site from inside one of the homes.

  24. Ep. 57 MiCob CEO on Military Applications of 3DCP & Construction Automation

    Shashank Shekhar is the CEO & founder if MiCob, the automation firm working with the Military Engineering Services Department of India. As we have seen with some other countries, there are some military applications for 3D printed concrete which are being explored. Although we can't get into the...

  25. Ep. 56 Boxabl CEO Galiano Tiramani On Building A $3B Startup

    On my 3rd visit to the Boxabl Factory I finally got to sit down with CEO Galiano Tiramani for a Podcast! We discuss how far they have come from the first few units they had when I first stopped by years ago to the 300 units they have built now, 100+ of which are sitting in the parking lot!...

  26. Ep. 55 R-Squared CEO & Founder 3D Printed First Black Buffalo Build in Texas

    Jason Jones is the CEO of R Squared out of Austin Tx. I stopped the demo unit he 3D printed in cementitious mortar and we recorded a podcast inside. I hope you don't mind my dog was in and out in between swims in the pod and running around with the cattle on the farm. Automate Construction…

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  27. Ep. 54 Contour 3D CEO on 3D Printing First Permitted Building In Australia

    In this episode of the automate construction podcast Nick Holden and I discuss his start up contour 3-D and how they printed the first permanent 3-D printed building in Australia. This was a tremendous accomplishment and they did it for a TV show which is extremely popular in the land down under....

  28. Ep. 53 Printed Metal With Lasers | Meltio CEO Angel Llavero López de Villalta

    Meltio is a Spanish startup developing metal printing extruder heads used around the world. Their system uses lasers to melt the inconel or other materials into a very dense custom formed part not limited by traditional casting or forging restrictions. This technology is opening up new design...

  29. Ep. 52 NaturaEco Founder & CEO Nikola Rakic

    Printer manufacturer & construction innovator in Serbia joins me to discuss how the startup NaturaEco wants to change construction. https://automate.construction https://www.naturaecocorp.com

  30. Ep. 51 Rebuild 3DCP CEO | Printing Concrete in Poland

    Witold and his team in Poland built their own printer from scratch as the first in the country to use this technology. They seek to use it for rebuilding efforts around Europe. They brought the wok to Poland. In this episode we get into their startup and its story and even some of Witolds…

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  31. Ep. 50 Diamond Age CTO (Ex-Tesla) Automating 27 Tools To Complete A Home With One Gantry System

    Roof, Paint, Stucco, this machine is capable of things we have never seen automated on a 3D printed construction site before. Diamond Age is taking big leaps in the right direction (automation) by printing concrete walls then going many steps further. This has been one of my favorite interviews...

  32. Ep. 49 Hive Printing Houses in Texas | Andrey Rudenko Partners

    After filming their intricate parametrically designed 3150 sqft home printed in Texas, we stopped by my podcast studio to discuss the printing process and future vision of Hive 3D and their partnership with legendary concrete printer Andrey Rudenko. https://automate.construction...

  33. Ep. 48 Startup Behind First 3D Printed Home in California | Emergent 3D CEO & Founder

    Founder Matthew Gile and CEO Don Ajamian join me on the Automate Construction Podcast to discuss their recent achievement of printing the first permitted 3D printed house in California, a notoriously difficult place to do construction. https://www.emergent-3d.com/ https://automate.construction

  34. Ep. 47 Printed Farms 3D Printing 8,400 sqft Building!!

    CEO Jim Ritter tells us all about his team who's printer built the first permitted 3D printing in Florida. Now they are starting a MASSIVE new project with lots of improvements from everything they have learned! https://printedfarms.com/ https://automate.construction

  35. Ep. 46 Earthen Construction Automation with Terrestrial Founder | Lights Out Manufacturing

    Jelle Feringa is a serial entrepreneur, having founded multiple startups in the building space he has a unique perspective on construction technologies and recently the robotic deposition of earthen materials. With a background in architecture and subtractive manufacturing, Jelle brings…

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  36. Ep. 45 Branch Technology CEO | Plastic 3D Printing in Construction

    Platt Boyd is the founder of Branch Technology and I got to visit their facility in Chattanooga, TN. I have never seen so many robotic arms in one room and even though they didn't let cameras inside I got to see a print in action. Https://automate.construction https://branchtechnology.com/

  37. Ep. 44 Peri 3D Construction CEO on Building Worlds Biggest Printed Home in Houston, Tx

    https://automate.construction https://www.peri3dconstruction.com/en

  38. Ep. 43 Nidus 3D CEO | Printing First Real Concrete 2 Story Building in North America

    Ian Arthur founded Nidus 3D to address the housing problem in Ontario, Canada and they have been pushing the boundaries into unexplored territories with their Cobod printer. In this episode we discuss their early projects, some of the challenges that come with a startup, and what they are looking...

  39. Ep. 42 ClayStation 3D: Starting With No Resources From Scrap!!!

    As Michael Ordinaka says, money is not the limiting factor for the resourceful engineer! With willpower and determination innovation can be born from 'junk', when there is a will there is a way! Michael built the Claystation printer in his backyard and soon will begin construction of a…

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  40. Ep. 41 Vertico CEO on Scaling Concrete 3D Printer Production

    Round 3 with the CEO of Vertico! They have had tremendous growth since our first episode, for those who don't know Volker was the very first guest to appear on the Automate Construction podcast on episode 1! Submit a project I should feature! https://automate.construction/upload/ Automate...

  41. Ep. 40 3DCP Startup with TAM Printer, Deleting Parts, Learning Curves & The Future

    Jon Scott and Emmanuel Roy recently received their Twente Additive Manufacturing printer and they are already mastering the basics of concrete printing! In this insightful episode they candidly share their experience hand mixing material, avoiding the pesky rotor stator, and what they believe the...

  42. Ep. 39 Powder Bed Concrete Printing with Additive Techtonics

    We see lots of concrete extrusion but Additive Techtonics has a new strategy! Instead they simply extrude water onto a powder bed of their special mix which enables even more freeform design than the other printing techniques we usually see! https://www.additive-tectonics.com/ Submit a project I...

  43. Ep. 38 Printing Geopolymer Buildings with Renca

    Many love the idea of 3D printing houses but hate cement! This one is for you! Geopolymers have been long touted as a potential solution to the environmental factors of 3D printed construction using concrete. Today we get to speak with the founders of Renca, Husband Wife team Andrey & Marina...

  44. Ep. 37 3DCP Group CEO, 3D Printed Houses, Cobod Partner, Startups & Innovation

    Mikkel Brich is a pioneer of construction automation in Denmark brining many of the technologies we saw on our last visit to the job site. Manufacturers like Cobod prefer to focus on their craft of building printers not houses so it is up to crews like 3DCP group to use the 3D printed…

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  45. Ep. 36 Luyten CEO 3D Printing Houses in Australia, Building Printer From Scratch

    Luyten is a company we have been featuring since their inception and they have come a tremendous distance in terms of quality and scale of their prints! We get to hear from Ahmed himself about what it took to start a 3D printed construction company without relying on another company to produce…

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  46. Ep. 35 Most Affordable 3D Printed Homes, Sustainability, Border Walls with Emerging Objects Founder

    Berkley professor Ronald Rael allowed me to visit his latest project in Center, Colorado and in addition to a full day of print footage we also did this podcast to dive into what motivates Prof. Rael to embark on such unique projects. The answer starts 1000s of years ago and it may surprise you....

  47. Ep. 34 Myths & Misconceptions of 3D Printed Construction, 3D Printed Houses, ISO/ASTM

    Stephan Mansour and JG 80 seek to regulate ISO/ASTM standards and assist 3DCP in becoming mainstream. In this episode we set out to squash misconceptions and throw people into the deep end. We are both huge fans of the industry but that does not mean we are blind to the realities of a rapidly...

  48. Ep. 33 Constructions-3D CEO Antoine Motte; 3D Printed Construction in France, Ground-up Innovation

    Constructions 3D has a completely one of a kind concrete printing system unlike the others we have seen on this channel. Their CEO Antoine has extensive 3D printing experience and shares with us his vision of competing a 3D printed citadel to serve as his business HQ and personal home for his...

  49. Ep. 32 RIC Founder Brings Chinese Concrete Printing Tech to LA

    Z Shares how his company RIC aims to automate construction and expand his startup in North America. We talk about material challenges, R&D, and more Submit a project I should feature! https://automate.construction/upload/ Automate Construction Podcast...

  50. Ep. 31 Azure CEO & Founder From Inside $25,000 3D Printed Polymer Studio

    Azure has ventured from offsite prefab modular into 3d printed buildings, soon their brand new manufacturing system will be assembled and they will be spitting out new homes! (Stick around long enough and you'll get to watch me spill coffee on myself when I don't realize the lid isn't on…

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