Lauren Vasey | SNSF / Innosuisse Bridge Fellow, Co-Founder Impact.build
ETH Zurich

Currently, I focus on commercializing a new type of robotic printing for high volume, low- carbon construction, through the establishment of a startup at ETH Zurich.  The flagship technology, "impact printing," is a robotic printing method that  enables the precise, high velocity deposition of dense materials. The underlying hypothesis is that by depositing the material already with significant "green strength," the vertical building speed can be increased, without requiring extra stabilizers or additives that compromise the embodied GHG emissions or the recyclabilty. The custom printing method is a cement free process, and it typically uses local excavated materials as the primary component of the mix design, supplied by local construction companies. The process has been covered by multiple international venues including the World Economic Forum.   I have an interdisciplinary background in engineering, architecture, and I did my PhD specifically on adaptive robotic construction processes. I have over a decade of experience developing innovative robotic building processes and have worked with multiple stakeholders including Autodesk, and the European Space Agency.