A recently published study by a team of researchers from Beijing’s Tsinghua University revealed plans to build a 594-foot-high dam using robots, 3D printing and artificial intelligence. The researchers say that there is no need to employ human labor directly in the construction of this massive structure: if the plan goes forward, the dam would produce 5 billion kWh of electricity per year. This amount of power will be enough to meet the power demand of 50 million households in China. The Yangqu Dam sits on China’s second largest river, the Yellow River, where it flows through Qinghai province on...