2014-Robot Arm Technology in Architecture Design-Course at THU

Group 1

Dynamic Reverberation

Students of group1
Introduction

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Specs

Title: Design Studio for undergraduate in digital design and fabrication
Year: September 2013 - Jan 2014
Student: Gao Yuan, Li Le, Ma Yao, Sun Chenwei, Wu Xiaohan, Wang Zhi
Instructor: Prof. Xu Weiguo, Dr. Yu Lei
Location: School of Architecture at Tsinghua University

Robotic light illustration
Robotic light illustration
Motion capture by Microsoft Kenetic
Form sweeped from the dynamic motion captures
Tool paths derived from form G-code
Key frames of robot form cutting
Final model
Final model
Detail of physical model
Detail close-up
Team in the final presentation

Group 2

Robotic Cocoon

Students with the final installation
Introduction
Specs

Title: Design Studio for undergraduate in digital design and fabrication
Year: September 2013 - Jan 2014
Student: Li Tong, Chen Yuan, Zhu Haoying, Nan Tian, Ding Mo, Nan Tian, Qiu Peiran
Instructor: Prof. Xu Weiguo, Dr. Yu Lei
Location: School of Architecture at Tsinghua University
 

Schematic design
Form development
Fabrication frame mould
Robotic test print
Robotic test print
Time lapse of robot 3D printing
Fusing the adjacent panels
Detail of Robotic 3D printed cocoon

Group 3

Corridor Waves

Corridor wave - final installation
Introduction
Specs

Title: Design Studio for undergraduate in digital design and fabrication
Year: September 2013 - Jan 2014
Student: Yiyi Qi, Peng Ning, Yang Ao, Zhang Lu, Sun Guangbiao, Wang Jingwen
Instructor: Prof. Xu Weiguo, Dr. Yu Lei
Location: School of Architecture at Tsinghua University
 

Site analysis
Surface subdivision
Schematic design
Simulation of form slice
Robotic simulation
Robotic simulation
Form hotwire-sliced by robot
Installation in process
Pre-assembled block