TY - GEN
T1 - Use of a low-cost humanoid for tiling as a study in on-site fabrication
AU - Schwartz, Mathew
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Since the tme architecture and construction began embracing robotcs, the pre-fab movement has grown rapidly. As the possibilites for new design and fabrication emerge from creatvity and need, the application and use of new robotc technologies becomes vital. This movement has been largely focused on the deployment of industrial-type robots used in the (automobile) manufacturing industry for decades, as well as trying to apply these technologies into off-site building construction. Beyond the pre-fab (off-site) conditions, on-site fabrication offers a valuable next step to implement new construction methods and reduce human work-related injuries. The main challenge in introducing on-site robotc fabrication/construction is the dificulty in calibrating robot navigation (localization) in an unstructured and constantly changing environment. Additionally, advances in robotc technology, similar to the revolution of at-home 3D printing, shift the ownership of modes of production from large industrial enttes to individuals, allowing for greater levels of design and construction customization. This paper demonstrates a low-cost humanoid robot as highly customizable technology for floor tling. A novel end-effector design to pick up tles was developed, along with a localization system that can be applied to a wide variety of robots.
AB - Since the tme architecture and construction began embracing robotcs, the pre-fab movement has grown rapidly. As the possibilites for new design and fabrication emerge from creatvity and need, the application and use of new robotc technologies becomes vital. This movement has been largely focused on the deployment of industrial-type robots used in the (automobile) manufacturing industry for decades, as well as trying to apply these technologies into off-site building construction. Beyond the pre-fab (off-site) conditions, on-site fabrication offers a valuable next step to implement new construction methods and reduce human work-related injuries. The main challenge in introducing on-site robotc fabrication/construction is the dificulty in calibrating robot navigation (localization) in an unstructured and constantly changing environment. Additionally, advances in robotc technology, similar to the revolution of at-home 3D printing, shift the ownership of modes of production from large industrial enttes to individuals, allowing for greater levels of design and construction customization. This paper demonstrates a low-cost humanoid robot as highly customizable technology for floor tling. A novel end-effector design to pick up tles was developed, along with a localization system that can be applied to a wide variety of robots.
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T3 - ACADIA 2016: Posthuman Frontiers: Data, Designers, and Cognitive Machines - Proceedings of the 36th Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture
SP - 214
EP - 223
BT - ACADIA 2016
A2 - Thun, Geoffrey
A2 - Velikov, Kathy
A2 - del Campo, Matias
A2 - Ahlquist, Sean
PB - ACADIA
T2 - 36th Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture - Posthuman Frontiers: Data, Designers, and Cognitive Machines, ACADIA 2016
Y2 - 27 October 2016 through 29 October 2016
ER -