Architectural Robotics
Research | FabricationStudio Head: Mark Meir Collaborators: Chris. B, Elizabeth. V, Aditi. V, Daniel. C, Jacqueline. D, Shannen Theresa,and Abhishek. D.
This Section reflects on electives and courses taken at the University of Michigan. The Electives focused on exploring the basics of robotic construction and its implementations as an architectural tool in building processes. The robotic arm was programmed to precisely stack wooden brick prototypes to articulate different formal expressions.
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Form-finding strategies were explored using grasshopper scripting and KUKA 6-axis Robot was used to automate the process of cutting to maximize the precision and accuracy of the final product.
Form-finding strategies were explored using grasshopper scripting and KUKA 6-axis Robot was used to automate the process of cutting to maximize the precision and accuracy of the final product.
Slipcast
Form-finding strategies were explored using grasshopper scripting and KUKA 6-axis Robot was used to automate the process of cutting to maximize the precision and accuracy of the final product.
Form-finding strategies were explored using grasshopper scripting and KUKA 6-axis Robot was used to automate the process of cutting to maximize the precision and accuracy of the final product.
Arch 537: Fabrication
This project aims to bring the 2D into
the 3D through a series of strategic
folds and cuts. From flat to fold. Steel is
a material that is commonly visualized
as heavy and structural. In order to
contest this the folds are perforated
by a series of different-sized circles in
order to create a gradient of openings
that allows the assembly a feeling of
weightlessness as the gradient gets
thinner at the bottom.
