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Robotic Metal Aggregations Workshop, RMIT University, Melbourne, 2013
Design and fabrication of spatial structures with discrete metal sections
Traditionally, in order to ease construction, space frame typologies have been based on the repetitive framing of generic bars. However, the shift from manual labour to digital fabrication challenges this dependency on repetition and regularity. By integrating digital fabrication technologies into the design and production process, novel forms of architectural materialisation can be explored.

A six day workshop conducted at RMIT addresses these novel production conditions by investigating the robotic assembly of nonstandard spatial structures aggregated out of discrete elements. The lightweight metal bars connect face to face to one another. Custom made software tools allowed the participants to incorporate the intricate fabrication constraints in order to design the complex structures. The robot’s six degrees of freedom are used to position and orient linear bars in space and joins them with a structural glue into three dimensional structures. As a consequence, external reference or support systems are unnecessary. Although composed out of generic elements and using simple joints, highly differentiated spatial arrangements can be realized.

Credits:
Gramazio Kohler Research, ETH Zurich

In cooperation with: Leanne Zilka and Roland Snooks
Collaborators: Jason Lim and Ammar Mirjan
Students: Jonathan Brener, Cian Davis, Mark Di Bartolo, Dominique Hall, Anja Jertz, Richard Maddock, Marc Micuta, James Pazzi, David Smith, Jamie Sol, Anastasiya Vitusevych
Consultancy: Andrew Thompson and John Cherry
Sponsors: Sika

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