Successful Application of Industrial Robots in Modern Digital Building Structure Design

The intelligent production mode that robots rely on computer control and electrical automation technology is rapidly affecting the production and life of human society. Not long ago, the top architectural design school in China, the School of Architecture and Urban Planning of Tongji University, staged a wonderful robot-assisted architectural exhibition.

Recently, the “Digital Future” DigitalFUTURE Shanghai2014 exhibition was successfully held. The exhibition showcases the final results of the series of academic activities of the “Digital Future” design work camp in Shanghai: expanding the application of robots in domestic architectural design and experimenting with the possibility of applying robot-assisted architectural design.

The theme of this exhibition is "Robotic Fabrication Based on Structural Performance", focusing on robotic brick structure, robotic wood structure, robotic bionic structure printing, robotic metal processing, robotic air mold and 3D concrete nonlinear construction. Print and other topics.

Robot builder team, exhibition opening photo

Robot brick structure - "robot bricklaying"

Based on the uniform distribution of the material properties of the unit bricks, the connection between the bricks and the direction of space development are changed, and the spatial structure limit caused by its own shape rigidity and structural compression characteristics has been broken for a long time.

The project optimizes the grammar shape of the brick body and the structural performance of the wall, and optimizes the results through genetic algorithm, so that the ancient material of brick looks for structural performance in its original image and traditional practices. More possibilities.

In this case, a 6-joint KUKA robot KR6 R700 small industrial robot is used as the brick structure realization mechanism. The robot is installed on the mobile brickwork workbench with positioning mechanism, which can realize the brick wall surface construction in the block step by step and finally splicing. Form a stable and continuous sequence of brick walls with strong visual impact.

The ambitious robot, after completing the front brick structure, assisted the bartender in preparing for a cocktail reception.