Lemki Robotix Unveils 3D-Printed Tiny Camper
The compact caravan's entire shell is produced by large-scale 3D printing using recycled plastic.
Updated on Nov. 7, 2026 in Robotics
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Ukrainian-German firm Lemki Robotix has developed the Tiny Camper, a compact teardrop-style caravan whose entire outer shell is produced by large-scale 3D printing. The shell is built from recycled polypropylene reinforced with fibreglass, incorporating more than 7,000 recycled plastic bottles.
Why it matters
The approach points toward lower-cost, mass-produced mobile homes built with recycled material. The company says the method could support more affordable housing options for a wider audience.
The shell uses Fused Granulate Fabrication (FGF), printing from plastic granules rather than filament, on a KUKA robotic system with custom control software. Built-in sensors monitor water levels, battery charge and temperature.
The players
Lemki Robotix
A Ukrainian-German company that develops robotic 3D-printing systems and the Tiny Camper mobile home.
The details
The interior includes a sleeping nook, kitchenette and storage, with integrated batteries that can connect to solar panels. Lemki Robotix says it aims to develop production-ready mobile homes for a wider audience.
The Tech Race
The Tiny Camper applies Fused Granulate Fabrication, which prints from plastic granules rather than the filament used in most consumer 3D printers, to an entire mobile home shell. That positions large-scale granule-based printing as a route to building full structures rather than only prototypes or parts.
For buyers, the practical question is whether recycled, printed shells can lower the cost of a mobile home relative to conventional builds. The extraction does not confirm availability or pricing for the Tiny Camper.
The takeaway
Printed mobile homes built from recycled plastic show that large-scale additive manufacturing is moving from demonstration toward full living structures. Whether the approach reaches production at lower cost remains to be seen.
Further reading
For more on how industrial machines are being repurposed for construction, see Robotics.
Source note: This article includes information reported by T3.
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