SCALABLE ROBOTICS

Batch V1.0

Brief Outline:

The course will introduce robotic concepts and demonstrate how to develop an automated robotic process which can be applied in architecture, construction or any creative field using a six-axis open-source robot. The participants will be able to interact with the robot in real-time and the robotic production process will be broadcasted live through video conferencing platform (Zoom). Through this workshop you will be able understand the fundamental concepts of how to program and operate a robot. The course will teach you how to parametrically design based on constraints of the technology and how to transfer the concepts from an open-source robot to an industrial robot (such as KUKA, ABB, Universal Robots, etc). The course will demonstrate a novel methodology, bridging the gap between computational design and robotic production. Through the process, the course will explain the potentials in robotic technology and opportunities offered. Due to collaborative nature of the workshop, the participants will iteratively learn simulation-based feedback design method and develop novel techniques as part of the course. The challenges faced in collaborative working, filtering of selective data and manipulation of data will be investigated in the course.

Detailed Agenda

The aim of the course is to learn how to automate a process. Robots are deployed in factories for addressing the repetitive tasks and now, in the world of construction to achieve complex tasks which cannot be done, even with skilled labour. In this course you will be able to learn parametric designing of a process and programming of an open-source robot using Rhinoceros3d + Grasshopper3d + Robots Plugin. Although, we would be learning using an open-source robot for the course, the fundamental concepts are transferable and the same method can be used to program industrial robots such as KUKA, ABB, Universal Robots, etc. As this course, will be using a physical robot and broadcasting it live, the participants will be able to interact with it in real-time. The course gives an opportunity to physically fabricate your design and understand materiality, process constraints and other factors which cannot be through gained through digital simulations. The course will brief explaining how one could an open source robot, the potentials and drawbacks of using open-source robots vs industrial robots.