robotic wood bending -

The project investigates active wood bending with the use of robotic manufacturing. The procedure is divided into three stages starting by streaming the wood, bending it with the use of the robot and finally mounting it in a position until the material gets back it rigidity. The investigation started with an analogue approach and it gradually evolved to a fully robotic process.

Using robotic force while respecting the properties of the material outcomes were immense in terms of production, accuracy and overall quality. Starting from two dimensional to more complicated three dimensional bends we created a catalogue of design possibilities ready to be applied on this challenging task of re-design the facade of Plug-in building by Mia’s architects.

This study opens the discussion of how wood bending using robots can have a different architecture impact, reconsidering the role of the architect, his/her tools and suggesting ways which robots can co-exist in the construction spectrum of the 21st century.

  • design strategy

    wood & robotic parts preparation

  • robotic process

    wood bending

  • sensing

    feedback on wood behaviour

Robotic Frabrication

3dimenstional bends

live feedback

  • lower level

    x amount of wood sheet pieces & metal connection rods

  • middle level

    x/2 ““

  • upper level

    x/4 ““

Robotic Active Wood Bending is a project of IaaC, Institute for Advanced Architecture of Cataloniadeveloped at Master in Robotics and Advanced Construction in 2019 by:Students: Alexandros Varvantakis, Cedric Droogmans and Roberto VargasFaculty: Alexandre Dubor, Raimund Krenmueller
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