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> [mortor] it’s a non-newtonian fluid, and it’s viscosity increases when it’s moved or shaken.

Which is why the points about non-Newtonian fluids like mortor changing viscosity seems right on the money. Anyone trying automation with normal mortor gives me zero confidence. I like the robot truck idea, seems like a winner compared to others.

Exo suits / better humans in the meantime, purpose built machines later.



Bogus reason. Plastic melt is also a non-Newtonian fluid and yet plastic parts production is thoroughly automated.


I’m not sure that tracks exactly. I think the issue is the stacking of very heavy things on top of a nnf goop.


The issue is that "buildings have been engineered to be built by humans".

So, the building tasks are set to be a compromise of materials and human skill.

If we want machines to build them, then we need different systems and materials.




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