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Harvard unveils robot that builds walls

April 9, 2019 by Sam Francis

Harvard’s Wyss Institute has unveiled a robot that can build walls. The university says the idea is to have the robot build barriers against floods, among other things. (See video below.)

In a blog post, the Wyss Institute says the robot that can “autonomously drive interlocking steel sheet piles into soil”.

The structures that the robots builds “could function as retaining walls or check dams for erosion control”, it adds. [Read more…] about Harvard unveils robot that builds walls

Green buildings provide $6 billion in benefits to health and climate, says Harvard study

March 10, 2018 by David Edwards

Environmentally-firendly buildings provide $6 billion in benefits to health and climate, says a new Harvard study supported by United Technologies.

These previously undocumented benefits are in addition to $7.5 billion in energy savings, for a combined $13 billion in total benefits.

The public health benefits include fewer hospitalizations and reduced climate impacts. [Read more…] about Green buildings provide $6 billion in benefits to health and climate, says Harvard study