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Space Architect Ariel Ekblaw cracked the code on autonomous construction: magnetic robot tiles that self-assemble in zero gravity. Her "Tesserae" system ships modular parts flat, then "they build themselves" into buckyballs that dock to form larger stations. No astronauts, no robotic arms, no 15-year assembly timelines.

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Aurelia Institute CEO and space architect Ariel Ekblaw at TED2025:

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We’re getting there sammy @sama

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Willvor 1 Jahr

damn i want the video of them testing this in space

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vitrupovor 1 Jahr

Watch the full TED talk and you'll see them testing at a (much) smaller scale inside the ISS.

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Nothing new here, not breakthrou at all we known this for years, but who is voing to pay for this project that is the isue

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LMAO

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This is very cool tech.

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Buckyballs! That's crazy cool! 😎

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Or we use robots

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@bucees should pay for the naming rights to this technology. Bucee's Buckyballs.

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