SPOOL - Human-Robot Interaction for Carbon-free Architecture

06/22/2024

The Spool CpA #6 issue on Human-Robot Interaction for Carbon-free Architecture reviews current tendencies in autonomous construction and human-robotic interaction in architecture. The issue is edited by Henriette Bier, TU Delft; Mirco Becker, dMA; Jan Philipp Drude, dMA. It aims at affirming and/or challenging research agendas in the domain of architectural robots and attempts to answer questions about (i) the fundamental framing of post-carbon autonomous construction, (ii) the interdependencies between machines, humans, and materials, and (iii) the different implementation timeframes ranging from continuous transformation to leapfrogging.

SPOOL is a journal initiative in the field of ‘architecture and the built environment’. It puts a strong emphasis on four key topics: Science of Architecture; Landscape Metropolis; Energy Innovation and Cyber-physical Architecture.

VOL 11. No. 1 - Human-Robot Interaction for Carbon-free Architecture

The Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry is facing a threefold challenge in-volving the (i) digital transformation of all design and planning processes, (ii) automation of construction processes, and (iii) reconsideration of energy, process, and material use. This challenge involves issues of productivity, scalability, safety, labour skill shift, and environmental impact. There is a particular urgency in transferring effective solutions from research to building practice to meet significant carbon reduction goals by 2040. These questions are addressed by various contributors from TU Delft, Leibniz University Hannover, and the University of Sydney by discussing themes ranging from numerical simulations to experimental studies involving mobile and miniaturized robotic approaches, human-robot collaboration, and various robotic building systems.

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