Reading List 10/17/26
Icon’s fundraising, employment in China’s solar industry, grid-scale battery reliability, Tesla’s flying roadster, and more.
This week's reading list focuses on various topics related to buildings, infrastructure, and industrial technology. Icon, a construction 3D printing startup, has raised $200 million in Series D funding. In China, employment within the solar industry remains a topic of interest. Grid-scale battery reliability is also discussed.
In New York City, a tax break for new projects that set aside affordable housing units (known as "485-x") has led to the creation of many projects with exactly 99 units. DR Horton, the largest homebuilder in the US, has partnered with Canadian construction automation startup Promise Robotics to provide services for over 1,250 homes. Promise Robotics utilizes AI across the homebuilding production process, generating production plans, robotic instructions, and orchestrating manufacturing.
AI and robotics are seen as a potential future for construction automation, making prefab construction more appealing. Alongside these developments, Tesla is rumored to be working on a flying roadster.
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