An Iranian scholar and an associate professor at the University of South California joined the US National Academy of Inventors (NAI).
The NAI is an elite group of inventors which includes 21 Nobel laureates from across the world.
The institute brings together 414 leading inventors, 16 of whom have won the National Medal of Technology and Innovation and 10 have received the Great Seal of the US.
Dr. Khoshnevis who is Sharif Poly Technique University graduate is well-known worldwide for his newly-developed three-dimensional building printing system.
His robot system is able to construct a 2500-square feet building in 18-19 hours jointly with four other people.
He is now working on systems for quick construction of buildings on the moon and Mars.
