Crafts in building and construction is facing massively growing challenges; repurposing and renovating existing buildings is becoming increasingly complex, time pressure is mounting, and there is a growing shortage of skilled workers. Digital tools and robotics are promising relief. But how can such new technologies be used in a way that they actually help craftspeople in their everyday work and practices? This is the question being asked by the interdisciplinary research team at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar and the MFPA Weimar in the new "Craft of the Future" project. The team will be receiving nearly one million euros in funding from the European Social Fund from 2026 to 2028.

Team Bauhaus-Universität Weimar:  
Jun.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Lars Abrahamczyk, Lissethe González Lamadrid (Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Professorship of Advanced Structures); Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christian Koch, Essam Fadel (Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Professorship of Intelligent Technical Design); Prof. Dr. Jan Willmann, Dr. Michael Braun, Josha Helmchen (Faculty of Art and Design, Professorship of Design Theory and Design Research)

In Cooperation with MFPA Weimar:
Alexander Freyburg, Dr. Anne Tretau, Valerii Dobiazgho, (Material and Product Qualification Work Group), Prof. Dr.-Ing. Carsten Könke (Head of Department)

Associated partners: 
WBB Aktiengesellschaft, Kummer Lubk + Partner Architekten Ingenieure Generalplaner PartG mbB, MKP GmbH, Tragwerk Software, hf Sensor GmbH, Ingenieurkammer Thüringen

More information: www.uni-weimar.de/en/civil-and-environmental-engineering/news/news/titel/smart-bauen-und-sanieren-bauhaus-universitaet-weimar-erprobt-robotik-im-handwerk-2/