The Disruptive Technology that is Additive Construction: System Development Lessons Learned for Terrestrial and Planetary Applications

Disruptive technologies are unique in that they spawn other new technologies and applications as they grow. These activities are usually preceded by the question, “What If?” For example, “What if we could use an emerging technology and in-situ materials to promote exploration on the Moon or Mars, and then use that same technology to keep our troops out of harm’s way and/or help the worlds’ homeless?” This question allows us to flip the mindset of “how can people create more valuable innovation?” to “how can innovation create more valuable people?.” This approach allows us to view augmented human labor as an inclusive opportunity, not a threat.

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