ICON develops robotic and AI systems to lower the cost and increase the speed and quality of construction.
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May 5
Discover the most advanced piece of construction equipment in the industry.
Build Smarter. Build Faster. Buy Titan. --> iconbuild.com/technology
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May 28
Congrats to our Austin neighbors @FireflySpace.
@blueorigin, hope to hitch a ride in the future!
LIVE: We're sharing the latest updates on @NASAMoonBase, our lunar habitat where astronauts will work and live. x.com/i/broadcasts/1OxwbbnNo…
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Permanence is the difference between a footstep and a foundation. Visiting versus staying. A flag versus a home. The Moon isn't a destination ... it's a starting point.
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May 26
A meaningful step toward making innovative housing more accessible.
Our collaboration with @WellsFargo reflects growing momentum behind new approaches to housing delivery and homeownership. cnbc.com/2026/05/26/wells-fa…
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Apr 27
Tune-in live to TBPN to hear President of ICON Prime, @WillHurd, talk robotics on the moon, defense construction, and what the team is building on and off-world.
Happy Monday. On today's show:
- @ZBrownCEO (McLaren)
- @RickCarusoLA (Caruso)
- @WillHurd (ICON)
- @AnushElangovan (AMD)
- @ADoricko (Rainmaker)
See you on the stream.
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Apr 24
Construction is broken. Software alone won’t fix it.
ICON CEO @JasonDBallard joins ICON Prime President @WillHurd on the Austin Next Podcast to unpack why building the future requires a full-stack approach—from housing shortages to lunar infrastructure.
Give it a listen.
Apr 23
The first words spoken on the moon were Houston. @JasonDBallard believes the first thing built on the moon will come from Austin.
Ballard is the CEO of @ICON3DTech Will Hurd, former CIA officer, three-term Texas congressman, and OpenAI board member, just joined as President of ICON Prime, the company's new government-focused unit serving the military, the intelligence community, and NASA.
I've been tracking ICON for a long time, but this conversation hit different. The thesis that has been at play since 2018 is materializes in the real world faster, cheaper, better and at scale.
1 week vs 59 days
2 people vs 17 people
$20 per sqft vs $35 per sqft
Tougher and stronger than what's out there, so it can go where no building has gone before
The future is starting to look like the future
Agenda
0:00 What ICON is building and why shelter is broken
6:40 The regulation stack and ICON as a technology company
11:40 Customer shapes, business model, and the innovation stack
17:10 AI, ChatGPT from the inside, and the case for optimism
23:40 The spoons-and-ditches fallacy and Hurd's regulation inversion
30:30 What is ICON Prime and the barracks crisis
36:40 Military construction, Afghanistan, and expeditionary printing
42:40 The moon base, Olympus, and in-situ resource utilization
49:40 Eight years of the same thesis and software's limit
56:40 Austin's talent gravity and the ICON diaspora
1:00:40 The moon in our lifetime
1:04:40 National security, espionage, and Austin as a target
1:08:40 Laser on the moon, 2028
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Apr 20
Surfs up 🏄
ICON to 3D-print housing for artificial surf community in Texas:
dezeen.com/2026/04/16/icon-f…
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Apr 17
Welcome to ICON, @WillHurd. 🚀🏠🤖
Apr 14
Austin-based 3D-printing builder Icon launched Icon Prime, a new division focused on military and space construction led by former congressman Will Hurd.
therealdeal.com/texas/2026/0…
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Construction of roads and landing pads on the moon could begin as early as 2028. bizjournals.com/austin/news/…
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Apr 14
Robotic construction company ICON today announced the establishment of ICON Prime, a new business unit that will work with the Pentagon and NASA.
payloadspace.com/icon-prime-…
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3D Printed Homes Are Here: Icon is Selling the Printer x.com/i/broadcasts/1dKrPEwWM…
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Apr 16
Introducing ICON Prime, our dedicated defense and space tech division built to bring robotic construction to the nation's most critical infrastructure challenges.
→ Learn more at ICONPrime.com
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Apr 1
Let's go to the Moon! Godspeed Artemis II.
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Mar 25
@ICON3DTech has been waiting nearly a decade for the clear direction and leadership that @NASAAdmin provided today. I'm so stoked. Let's build that @NASAMoonBase.
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Mar 6
After nearly a decade of pushing the limits of robotic construction, it's time to reveal what comes next. 3.11.26
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🚀 Our moonbound Artemis II rocket is on its launch pad!
The Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft rolled out from @NASAKennedy’s Vehicle Assembly Building, reaching Launch Pad 39B at 6:42pm ET (2342 UTC). Read more: go.nasa.gov/4qtbMDh
ALT NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen illuminated by lights at Launch Complex 39B. Credit: NASA/Keegan Barber
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Jan 15
Back to Ft. Bliss to deliver 10 barracks in 6 months. This marks the largest deployment of 3D-printed technology for @DeptofWar to date to accelerate delivery, improve resilience & scale infrastructure supporting U.S. service members. youtu.be/SiJFbu6DZTA?si=DroX…
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