A little ambitious wanting it to be added next update, as it would take a while to code in new trees, new resources, new items, new buildings, and new bots/bot AI... However, it could maybe come in a few months.
But anyways, there was an older glitch, that I think has since been removed, where you could make some platforms on water. It was done by placing a platform down on the water (Touching a block you can walk on) and you could walk right onto this one; Then you'd place down a second one beside it; Step onto the first one and try to get to the second (You couldn't, so you had to go to the point where the two met), and then remove the first; The second was then solid and you could repeat this for a while (I didn't test going more than 3 out in the the older build).
However I tried testing it in the most recent build and it didn't seem to work, but it should be noted I didn't test more than two times as I didn't have many resources to expend, and once I build up a lil' army of bots I'll test it out more thoroughly! I do wonder what caused it in older builds however.