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Open-Source Robotics in Architecture & Construction
Artificial Intelligence | Online Workshop | English | Europe-Mideast-Africa
Description:
Key Words: Robotic Manufacturing,Automated Construction,Open-Source,Computational Design
Required Skills: Working knowledge of Rhinoceros3D and Grasshopper3D
Required Software: Rhinoceros3D and Grasshopper3D
Required Hardware: Laptop (Win 10 OS) - 8gb ram, good internet connection
Maximum number of participating students: 8
The course will introduce robotic concepts and demonstrate how to develop an automated robotic process that can be applied in architecture, construction or any creative field using a 6-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. Through this workshop, you will be able to 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 the opportunities offered. Due to the 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.

Expected outcomes for participants: At the end of the course, the participant will
- understand the fundamental concepts behind robotics
-know programming and operational concepts of using robots
-understand the potentials, constraints and know-how to develop a robotic application
Schedule:
Jun 29 - Jul 1
  • Day 1 / Jun 29

    9:30 - 13:30 (GMT+1:00) London

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    04:30 - 08:30 (EST)

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    10:30 - 14:30 (CET)

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    16:30 - 20:30 (China)

    Baisc Robotic Programming & Live Demo
  • Day 2 / Jun 30

    9:30 - 13:30 (GMT+1:00) London

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    04:30 - 08:30 (EST)

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    10:30 - 14:30 (CET)

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    16:30 - 20:30 (China)

    Advanced Robotic Programming & Live Demo
  • Day 3 / Jul 1

    9:30 - 13:30 (GMT+1:00) London

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    04:30 - 08:30 (EST)

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    10:30 - 14:30 (CET)

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    16:30 - 20:30 (China)

    Experiments & Prototyping
Instructors:
  • Pradeep Devadass B-made (Bartlett Manufacturing and Design Exchange),Lecturer (Teaching) in Numerical Manufacturing
    Pradeep Devadass is an architect and roboteer. He is currently a Lecturer (Teaching) in Numerical Manufacturing at B-made (Bartlett Manufacturing and Design Exchange), University College London. He specializes in bridging the gap between architectural design and robotic construction. He has a master's degree from Architectural Association (UK), and extensive professional experience from various organizations across the globe which include RWTH (Germany), UWE (UK), Archi-Union (China) & RSP (India). Some of the robotic projects he has been involved with, include Wood Chip Barn, Chainsaw-Choreographies, Light-Vault Pavilion & Twisted Arch Project. He co-founded rat[LAB] (Research in Architecture and Technology) in 2012. He is a recipient of the MAK Schindler Award from Vienna & Los Angeles and his works have been published in various academic journals and peer-reviewed publications.
  • Sushant Verma rat[LAB] / SMART LABS,Founding Partner & Director
    Sushant Jai-Amita Verma is a Design Entrepreneur, Architect, Computational Designer & Educator, currently leading rat[LAB] Studio (Research in Architecture and Technology) (www.rat-lab.org) that investigates intersections of design, art & technology through architecture, interior design and art installations. He holds a Masters Degree in Emergent Technologies & Design from Architectural Association, London and is a former architect at Zaha Hadid Architects, London & a Sr. Editor at Arch2O. He is the founder of rat[LAB]EDUCATION, which is an initiative to spread the idea of computation in design through independently-organized design workshops for profession and academia. Recipient of MAK Schindler Award from Vienna & Los Angeles and a finalist for AIA Emerging Leaders Fellowship from Chicago, his work is widely published and exhibited in London, Los Angeles, New York, Tokyo, San Francisco, Taipei, New Delhi, Mumbai among other places, internationally. Sushant has been a TEDx Speaker at 3 TEDxTalks in India and is the founding director of Smart Labs – India’s first 6 month hybrid programme on Computational Design that blends studio learning and e-learning using a technology-oriented approach, offered to students & professionals globally.