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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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vitrupo1 year ago

Aurelia Institute CEO and space architect Ariel Ekblaw at TED2025:

Entropi1 year ago

We’re getting there sammy @sama

Will1 year ago

damn i want the video of them testing this in space

vitrupo1 year ago

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

Besnik Nuli1 year ago

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

jcb1 year ago

LMAO

Yama 🌴1 year ago

This is very cool tech.

wonder1 year ago

Buckyballs! That's crazy cool! 😎

Pw1 year ago

Or we use robots

Recently Seen on Criminal Minds1 year ago

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

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