Architectural paradigm shifts take decades, even with cheap capable robots
Afinetheorem · x · 2026-10-25
Part 4/8 of the thread. The big benefit arrives only when architects and designers begin designing around the new machine—and historic architectural inventions took decades to shift paradigms. The author stresses this assumes no technological bottleneck and massive cost advantage. Prior post covered regulatory barriers, production/distribution timelines, local masons refusing to cooperate, and co-invention needed for odd sites.
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