Design for Robotic Assembly – Negotiating Computation, Tectonics and Fabrication
Project information
submitted by
Michael Braun
Co-Authors
Rael Alexander Kaymer, Minhye Chu, Nici Nielsen, Rico Freund, Leonard Christoph Schultz, Julian Solmsdorff, Chun Ting Lin, Hikmet Arin Aydin, Fazil Ashraf
Mentors
Prof. Dr. Jan Willmann, Jun.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Lars Abrahamczyk, M.A. Michael Braun, M.Sc. Melad Haweyou
Faculty:
Architecture and Urbanism,
Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Art and Design
Degree programme:
MediaArchitecture (Master of Science (M.Sc.)),
Civil Engineering (Master of Science (M.Sc.)),
Product Design (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)),
Productdesign (Master of Arts (M.A.)),
Digital Engineering (Master of Science (M.Sc.))
Type of project presentation
Exhibition
Links
https://www.uni-weimar.de/de/kun...
https://www.uni-weimar.de/de/bau...
Contributors:
Der Kurs wird vom Thüringer Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Wissenschaft und Digitale Gesellschaft (TMWWDG) und dem Stifterverband gefördert.
Project description
The interdisciplinary course "Design for Robotic Assembly," initiated by the Chair of Design Theory and Design Research (Faculty of Art and Design) and the Chair of Advanced Structures (Faculty of Civil Engineering), offers students at Bauhaus-Universität Weimar their first direct access to industrial robotics in an academic teaching context. Through cross-faculty collaboration, participants developed innovative approaches to the design and implementation of robotic processes. The course focused on the experimental exploration of robotic materialization processes, particularly assembly, as well as the seamless integration of data, material, design, and execution. The contribution to the Winterwerkschau showcases the results of this collaborative work: various robotically manufactured configurations of "Micro-Blocks"—scaled-down versions of standard-sized bricks—illustrate the potential of robotic fabrication. The exhibition also features a dynamic installation where a robotic arm continuously stacks the "Micro-Blocks," demonstrating the precision and adaptability of robotic processes.
Exhibition Location / Event Location
- Geschwister-Scholl-Straße 13, D-LAB: Bauhaus Design-Labor