Chicago and California - based start - up PassivDom is speeding up the home construction business with its 3D robot , which can build out the walls , roof and floor of a 410 sq ft building , its smallest model , in eight hours . Doors, windows, appliances, an alarm system, solar panels, and the septic, electrical, healing, cooling systems are then added. The company , whose homes range in price from $ 64,000 to $ 97,000 , said the design and production of its larger models can take up to a month , a fraction of the time a traditional home takes to build , while only windows , doors , plumbing and electrical systems are fitted by a human . PassivDom 's first 100 US homes will be delivered in January .
Chicago and California - based start - up PassivDom is speeding up the home construction business with its 3D robot , which can build out the walls , roof and floor of a 410 sq ft building , its smallest model , in eight hours . The company , whose homes range in price from $ 64,000 to $ 97,000 , said the design and production of its larger models can take up to a month , a fraction of the time a traditional home takes to build , while only windows , doors , plumbing and electrical systems are fitted by a human . PassivDom 's first 100 US homes will be delivered in January .