A Robotic System for Automated Masonry

Gambao, Ernesto; Balaguer, Carlos; Gebhart, Friedrich

doi:10.22260/isarc1999/0093

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“…Combination of construction automation with robotics has also been investigated (Morales et al, 1999;Balaguer and Abderrahim, 2008). However, early attempts in robotic construction did not succeed mostly because of the lack of computation power, and partly because of the highly specialized character of the robots developed and used (Balaguer et al, 1999).…”

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Implications of Construction 4.0 to the workforce and organizational structures

Soto

Agustí-Juan

Joss

et al. 2019

International Journal of Construction Management

117

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The counterpart of Industry 4.0 in the AEC/FM industry is known as Construction 4.0. Its essence is the digitalization and automation of the AEC/FM industry. As robots and other technologies make their way into the different phases of the lifecycle of construction projects, the concern about the future of jobs and wages will increase. While the use of robotics has the potential to improve productivity and safety, it should not necessarily reduce total employment in the construction sector in the long run. It is expected that existing roles will evolve, and new roles will be created (e.g., in addition to designers there would be a need for employees with digital skills). Focusing on the construction phase of a robotically built concrete wall, the different roles were evaluated. From this study, it was found that there will be a time in which conventional construction and robotic technologies will coexist, leading to a higher job variability and new roles, both at the managerial and operations/execution levels. Although this study is not meant to be an exact representation of how the AEC/FM roles will change as a consequence of Construction 4.0, it opens the debate and research in this area.

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Implications of Construction 4.0 to the workforce and organizational structures

Soto

Agustí-Juan

Joss

et al. 2019

International Journal of Construction Management

117

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“…These on-site factories are capable of delivering large quantities of building production by combining robotics and conventional construction methods. However, as Gambao et al (1999) states in (Sousa et al, 2016, p. 233), "these big and heavy robots are difficult to transport [...], and require a very high investment." In highdensity urban areas where the population is growing, it would be able to react to local necessities and decisions at a large-scale, such as operating on various buildings at the same time in the context of high-rise buildings and without any disturbance of existing city activities.…”

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Large-Scale Urban Prototyping for Responsive Cities: A Conceptual Framework

Bus

2019

Front. Digit. Humanit.

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Despite ubiquitous urbanization and worldwide standardization, there is a lack of better differentiation between cities toward more customized environments. Although current advancements in computational design and digital fabrication technologies have been successfully applied in various architectural scales, they have rarely, if ever, been implemented in a larger urban context that can lead to broader benefit and responses for citizens. This research aims to describe the potential of digital fabrication methods for large-scale urban applications that can subsequently lead to more diverse and unique urban environments. This paper summarizes state-of-the-art principles for large-scale building construction that have been implemented in the past, along with current research and practice, and outlines a conceptual framework for possible future directions for large quantities of automatic and bespoke construction deliveries for future customized urban scenarios. This article also outlines the effects of end-users' participation on urban developments using online users' interface to inform building processes. To address aspects of end-users' engagement in customization of cities, the article elaborates the question of responsiveness, where the citizen actively interacts with the environment and building technology and vice versa in order to customize the urban space. This is theoretically and conceptually explained and illustrated in a case study related to the formerly industrial harbor area of Tanjong Pagar in the city of Singapore, which is a test-bed for new urban developments on 325 ha of waterfront land in the downtown port area within the context of a tropical city.

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The SPIDERobot: A Cable-Robot System for On-site Construction in Architecture

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Palop

Moreira

et al. 2016

Robotic Fabrication in Architecture, Art and Design 2016

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The use of robots in architectural construction has been a research field since the 1980's. Driven by both productive and creative concerns, different systems have been devised based on large-scale robotic structures, mobile robotic units or flying robotic vehicles. By analyzing these approaches and discussing their advantages and limitations, this paper presents an alternative strategy to automate the building construction processes in on-site scenarios. The SPIDERobot is a cable-robot system developed to perform assembly operations, which is driven by a specific Feedback Dynamic Control System (FDCS) based on a vision system. By describing and illustrating this research work, the authors argue about the advantages of this cable robot system to deal with the complexity and the scale of building construction in architecture.

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A Robotic System for Automated Masonry

Cited by 4 publications

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Implications of Construction 4.0 to the workforce and organizational structures

Implications of Construction 4.0 to the workforce and organizational structures

Large-Scale Urban Prototyping for Responsive Cities: A Conceptual Framework

The SPIDERobot: A Cable-Robot System for On-site Construction in Architecture

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