Robots Lay Three Times as Many Bricks as Construction Workers (2015)
Creators of a new bricklaying robot say its purpose is to leverage human jobs, not entirely replace them.Tags: architecture, construction, robota
4. September 2015
Building a rope bridge with flying machines (2015)
Building a rope bridge with flying machines in the ETH Zurich Flying Machine Arena. The video shows quadrocopters autonomously assembling a rope bridge. This is part of a body of research in aerial construction, a field that addresses the construction of structures with the aid of flying machine...Tags: architecture, construction, drones
23. September 2015
Reality Computing for Construction (2016)
At Autodesk University 2015, McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. presented a very interesting class on how the firm is using Reality Computing in its construction processes, in order to expedite field inspections, eliminate and/or mitigate rework, create a sustainable operations & maintenance p...Tags: architecture, construction, 3D scanning, reality computing
21. January 2016
Self-Assembling Structures: What If Buildings Were Made by Swarming Robotic Creatures? (2016)
Imagine robotic architectural-fabrication components that can wiggle, crawl, and amble together into architectural space, more or less unbidden. The London-based Spyropoulos Design Lab at the Architectural Association’s Design Research Laboratory (AADRL) is working to make that a reality.Tags: architecture, construction, robotics
7. March 2016
4 Ways a Robot or Drone 3D Printer Will Change Architecture and Construction (2015)
Buildings simply aren’t made like anything else—that goes for sunglasses, furniture, appliances, and fighter jets. No other production process brings massive amounts of material to one place, constructs one item, and then hauls away the garbage. The inefficiencies are monumental. Mod...Tags: architecture, robots, drones, 3D Printinting, construction
7. March 2016
Future of Construction: Your Next Building Won’t Be Built—It Will Be Manufactured (2015)
The industry is entering the age of the mass-manufactured building. Prefabrication is growing up, reaching a new level of maturity that is now going to change the industry and define new categories of building.Tags: architecture, construction
7. March 2016
Why virtual reality's 'democratization' could transform the construction industry (2016)
Many companies use building information modeling (BIM) daily and are even starting to input data in new ways — like 3-D laser scanning and drone-collected imagery — to create detailed, easily manipulable 3-D pictures. For many people, especially owners, the culmination of the design e...Tags: architecture, construction, virtual reality
7. March 2016
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7. March 2016
The Hive: Experience humans and robots building together (2015)
Hive is an architectural-scale pavilion at Autodesk University 2015 woven together & built through human and robot collaboration. The project was created in partnership with Autodesk Applied Research Lab, Autodesk Research, The Living, an Autodesk Studio, The University of Stuttgart Institut...Tags: architecture, construction, robotics
27. March 2016
Shaping the Future of Construction: A Breakthrough in Mindset and Technology (2016)
Thirty measures are presented in the report, Shaping the Future of Construction: A Breakthrough in Mindset and Technology as part of a construction “industry transformation framework”. The report describes and promotes the effort needed by all stakeholders for the industry to fully re...Tags: architecture, construction
13. May 2016
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