Class
Robots, like computers, are generic programmable machines. Their movement is programmed via software, their function programmed by equipping them with specific hardware tools like: grippers, paint brushes, mills, extruders and many more. Giving them a task is an act of design.
During the 3rd industrial revolution in the 1980s robots became common place in factories to automate repetitive tasks, one robot per task. Today we are seeing robots equipped with senses that adapt to their environment and work along humans in a collaborative fashion, always able adjust and even learn. They are no longer bound to factories but start to enter all aspects of life, and architecture is not an exception.
This seminar will take advantage of dMA UR5 collaborative 6-axis robot. It will introduce the state of the art of robotic use in architecture. In a series of assignments participants will learn how to programme a collaborative robot with Rhino/Grasshopper and ultimately get insight on how to use it as part of a design and fabrication strategy. Ultimately the cooperative mode of humans and robots could lead to a new kind of craft and a novel architectural richness.
As final product participants have to demo a robotic design and fabrication strategy and illustrate the architectural impact. An introduction to Rhino/Grasshopper will be provided. The seminar is taught in English.
Info
Modules:
- MSc. Architektur und Städtebau:
Seminar: Digitale Fabrikation - BSc. Architektur:
Seminar: Grundlagen Digitale Fabrikation - BSc. Landschaftsarchitektur und Umweltplanung:
Seminar: Grundlagen Digitale Fabrikation
Lecturer:
- Victor Sardenberg
Schedule:
- First Class: Thursday 17.10.2019
12:00 - 14:00 Pool 3
