Seed Eco-Home Savings with Open Source Construction Machines

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  • $3540 per build saved at the basic level of 24 person Seed Eco-Home operation. [1]. Basic Enterprise saves $177k/year in machine costs, at a one-time investment of about $50k inclusing truck, tractor, trailer, attachments. Unimog style car/tractor/skid steer at up to 55 mph speed. High speed is 1 wheel drive at 40 hp for speed, but not up hill. 2 wheel and 4 wheel drive, 160 hp, Power Cube Scalability included.
  • Development costs:
    • $1M for tractor construction set
    • $1M for the above 3D printing
    • $1M for the above automation - remote, CV, AI, wireless, autonomous

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