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Mobile Robotic Fabrication on Construction Sites (2012-10)

DimRob

10.1109/iros.2012.6385617

Helm Volker,  Jenny Ercan,  Gramazio Fabio,  Kohler Matthias
Contribution - 2012 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pp. 4335-4341

Abstract

In this paper, viable applications for mobile robotic units on construction sites are explored. While identifying potential areas for in-situ fabrication in the construction sector, the intention is also to build upon innovative man-machine interaction paradigms to deal with the imprecision and tolerances often faced on construction sites. By combining the precision of the machine with the innate cognitive human skills, a simple but effective mobile fabrication system is tested for the building of algorithmically designed structures that would not be possible through conventional manual means. It is believed that this new approach to manmachine collaboration, aimed at a deeper integration of human ability with the strengths of digitally controlled machines, will result in advances in the construction sector, thus opening up new design and application fields for architects and planners.

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BibTeX 
@inproceedings{helm_jenn_gram_kohl.2012.MRFoCS,
  author            = "Volker Helm and Ercan Selen Jenny and Fabio Gramazio and Matthias Daniel Kohler",
  title             = "Mobile Robotic Fabrication on Construction Sites: DimRob",
  doi               = "10.1109/iros.2012.6385617",
  year              = "2012",
  pages             = "4335--4341",
  booktitle         = "2012 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems",
}
Formatted Citation

V. Helm, E. S. Jenny, F. Gramazio and M. D. Kohler, “Mobile Robotic Fabrication on Construction Sites: DimRob”, in 2012 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2012, pp. 4335–4341. doi: 10.1109/iros.2012.6385617.

Helm, Volker, Ercan Selen Jenny, Fabio Gramazio, and Matthias Daniel Kohler. “Mobile Robotic Fabrication on Construction Sites: DimRob”. In 2012 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 4335–41, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1109/iros.2012.6385617.