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    Miscellaneous



    Uploaded on Dec 2, 2011

    Dec. 2 - A team of scientists has demonstrated that a coordinated group of pre-programmed, autonomous robots can do the job of building workers, constructing a six meter high tower without any human intervention. Architects say this new technology paves the way for new methods of engineering buildings of the future. Georgina Cooper reports.


    Flight assembled architecture
    June 27, 2013

    Flight Assembled Architecture, 2011-2012
    FRAC Centre Orléans

    Credits:
    Gramazio & Kohler and Raffaello D`Andrea in cooperation with ETH Zurich

    In cooperation with:
    Professorship Raffaello D'Andrea, Institute for Dynamic Systems and Control, ETH Zurich

    Client:
    FRAC Centre (Co-Producer)

    Collaborators:
    Andrea Kondziela (project lead), Sarah Bridges, Tim Burton, Thomas Cadalbert, Dr. Ralph Bärtschi, Peter Heckeroth, Marion Ott, Tanja Pereira, Dominik Weber, Dr. Jan Willmann

    Selected experts:
    Wind Tunnel Testing: Chair of Building Physics, Prof. Jan Carmeliet, ETH Zurich and Empa
    Structural Engineering: Dr. Lüchinger + Meyer Bauingenieure AG
    Façade Engineering: Dr. Lüchinger + Meyer Bauingenieure AG
    Energy Consulting: Amstein + Walthert AG

    Sponsors:
    Pro Helvetia Swiss Arts Council, Centre Culturel Suisse Paris, Platform, Regroupement des Fonds régionaux d'art contemporain, Vicon Motion Systems, ERCO Leuchten GmbH, JET Schaumstoff - Formteile GmbH

    dfab.arch.ethz.ch/web/e/forschung/209.html

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    Khaw Boon Wan: To save on construction costs, consider using robots

    Published on May 20, 2014

    SINGAPORE: In a blogpost today (May 20), National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan highlighted the use of robots as an example for potential productivity gains and labour cost savings in the construction industry.

    "Robotics is not new, but we hardly see them in our construction sites. The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) will be happy to provide some funding support to help change the status quo," Mr Khaw wrote.

    The tiling robot the minister was referring to was the robotic tiling prototype for automated floor tiling developed by researchers at the Singapore-ETH Centre Future Cities Laboratory (FCL) and ROB Technologies. He said the technology - still at a research stage and not commercially available - could reduce the use of manual labour by as much as 75 per cent and lead to "a four-fold jump in productivity".

    The BCA said it plans to provide builders funding support once the tiling robots are ready for use.

    "One of the most labour-intensive processes in construction is tiling. Each year, over 40 million tiles are laid in new construction projects here. There is therefore great potential to automate the tiling process and make it more labour-efficient," he wrote.

    "If the robot becomes commercially available, the estimate is that the robotic tiling machine can lay tiles two to three times faster than the human tiler. An added advantage is that robots can deliver high precision and consistent quality.

    "Such a robot will be able to work alongside workers at a construction site and do the menial tasks of laying floor tiles while workers focus on higher-value added work such as refilling and grouting the tiles, and cutting odd-size tiles to fit the corners.

    "The arithmetics are impressive. While it takes two tilers two working days to complete a 3-room HDB flat, the same two tilers in two working days can do four such flats, if they have the help of four robots."

    The technology may have benefits beyond productivity gains, Mr Khaw wrote, citing the possibility of reducing the risk of worksite accidents.

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    We start the future of construction. Coop Himmelb(l)au Wolf D. Prix & Partner ZT GmbH

    Published on Feb 11, 2015

    We start the future of construction.
    Project: MOCAPE Museum of Contemporary Art & Planning Exhibition, Shenzhen.
    "Robotic construction and 3D printing are the future" says Wolf D Prix Flip"

    October 23, 2015

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    Dahir Insaat road construction

    Published on May 5, 2016

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    Amorphous construction: theory, simulation and robots

    Published on Jul 1, 2016

    Overview of the Amorphous Construction project, showing the final autonomous robot design that senses the environment and uses foam to construct ramps over rough terrain, as well as simulations that demonstrate the theory behind amorphous construction. See papers by Nils Napp for more details.

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    Wire-driven parallel robot for construction

    Published on Oct 3, 2017

    CU-Brick, designed by the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

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    T-iROBO Rebar

    Published on Oct 15, 2017

    Rebar on Wikipedia

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