[  ] Workshop Title

Introduction to Robotic Fabrication

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[  ] Key Software / Tech to be taught

Robot Simulation in Grasshopper3D, Speckle for Remote Collaboration

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[  ] Workshop Description

The workshop will introduce you to robotics fabrication in creative design field. Through this course you will understand the fundamentals of the robot and how to develop robotic process. The course will teach you advanced computational fabrication techniques and how to design based on constraints of the technology.

With current pandemic situation remote collaborative working has become a necessary skill. To address this challenge, the workshop will demonstrate a novel methodology where two or more members of a team will collaborate in real-time to bridge the gap between computational design and robotic fabrication, thereby demonstrating a remote-working methodology of real-time interaction between design and fabrication. This will be demonstrated by two instructors - a computational design expert located in Country A and a robotic fabrication specialist located in Country B, simultaneously developing a parametric design and robotic fabrication process based on feedback from each other. This process will be later experimented by the workshop participants to test in a digital environment. The aim of the workshop is to enable a designer to collaboratively develop robotic process for architectural applications.

As the exploration is completely digital, a robotic fabrication process of the participant choice could be explored, but for initial demonstration the entire methodology will be taught through robotic 3D printing process, which participants can later explore in the real-world based on access & availability of resource. Other methodologies of Robotic Fabrication would also be explored on Day02 to give a comprehensive understanding to participants on potentials of using Robots in Digital Fabrication. Through these processes, the workshop will introduce the potential use of robotics in architecture, design and construction. Participants will understand the fundamentals of robotics, how to program a robot and how to design parametrically based on the robotic process constraints. Due to collaborative nature of the workshop, the participants will iteratively learn simulation-based feedback design method and develop novel techniques as part of the workshop. The challenges faced in collaborative working, filtering and transferring selective data, manipulation of data will be investigated in the workshop.

 

[  ] Keywords 

#Robotics# AdvancedFabrication #ComputationalTechniques #RoboticFabrication #DigitalFabrication

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[  ] Workshop Duration & Type

Duration: 2 DAYS // 6 Hours on all 2 days

Type: Interactive Tutorial Workshop

 

[  ] Detailed Schedule

Day01

Introduction to Robotics in Fabrication & Architecture, Type of processes, building your robotic tool-kit in Grasshopper3D, Installation of Speckle for collaboration, Demonstration of 3D Printing (using robotic arm in a digital environment).

 

Day02

Development of processes and actions using Robotic arm (in Grasshopper3D), creating feed-back system, optimization process, and animations.