Jacksonville company rolls out 3D construction robot to tackle housing costs | 'Trying to lead'

A Jacksonville-based company said its new portable 3D construction robot could help lower homebuilding costs and make housing more affordable across Northeast Florida. Forge 3D Studios has spent the last two years developing what it said is the first portable 3D construction robot, GOLEM, built in Jacksonville. The team recently used the machine to print a 600-square-foot prototype home made entirely of concrete. “It’s something I take a lot of pride in,” Bryce Pfanenstiel, GOLEM’s co-founder said. “We’re trying to lead on the front and make sure people are comfortable with us 3D printing houses.”