China is reportedly using additive manufacturing, similar to 3D printing, to build a dam project on the Tibetan Plateau, the South China Morning Post reported.
The 180 metre high Yangqu hydropower plant will be built “slice by slice” – all controlled by artificial intelligence, the report claimed – with lead scientist Liu Tianyun saying 3D print technology for large, filled infrastructure had matured enough for mass applications.
Read the full report: South China Morning Post