Robotic abrasive wire cutting of polymerized styrene formwork systems for cost-effective realization of topology-optimized concrete structures

Growing living and multifunctional mycelium composites for large-scale formwork applications using robotic abrasive wire-cutting

“…3a). While these methods have proven to be effective in realizing advanced structures with classical construction materials such as timber, EPS or concrete -they all come with a disadvantage as previously described in Søndergaard et al 2018 [22].…”

“…9). This robotic fabrication process was based on a process already established for wire-cutting EPS foam at an industrial scale [22].…”

Accurate vibration-free robotic milling electric discharge machining

“…To overcome robotic machining deviations, researchers have studied cutting path strategies coupled with dynamic identification methods embedded in offline programming [13]. The main advantages are a better use of the time [14], precise conversion of the 3D workpiece into less force [15], or less vibration cutting-path [16] while avoiding collision and singularities [17], achieving stiffer robot pose [18][19][20][21] and error compensation [19].…”

Foam Making Sense - behavioral additive deposition and stigmergic agency for integrated surface tectonics

“…Fiber composites however require a mold, and one technique that provides a sound answer to the design questions of size, modularity and variation -and has already architectural scale commercial applications -is Robotic-Hot-Wire-Cutting (RHWC). This technique uses EPS foam and a hotwire arc effector mounted on a robotic arm to create large, bespoke molds in a relatively short time (Søndergaard et al, 2018); examples are the Lushan Primary School bridge by Zaha Hadid or the Kirk Kapital by Olafur Eliasson (in both projects the formworks are produced by ODICO). The main constraint is a grammar of possible shapes limited to ruled surfaces -a limitation which still allows great morphological variation and loses relevance as size increases, since for larger surfaces the approximation is less problematic.…”