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China Using 3D Printing to Build Tibet Dam – SCMP

The 180 metre high Yangqu hydropower plant will be built “slice by slice” – all controlled by artificial intelligence, the report claimed


The 180 metre high Yangqu hydropower plant will be built "slice by slice" - all controlled by artificial intelligence, the report claimed. Photo: Reuters

 

China is reportedly using additive manufacturing, similar to 3D printing, to build a dam project on the Tibetan Plateau, the South China Morning Post reported.

The 180 metre high Yangqu hydropower plant will be built “slice by slice” – all controlled by artificial intelligence, the report claimed – with lead scientist Liu Tianyun saying 3D print technology for large, filled infrastructure had matured enough for mass applications.

 

Read the full report: South China Morning Post

 

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George Russell

George Russell is a freelance writer and editor based in Hong Kong who has lived in Asia since 1996. His work has been published in the Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, New York Post, Variety, Forbes and the South China Morning Post.

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