Principles of Mobile Robotics for Additive Manufacturing in Construction (B05)

• Subject Area: Architecture, Building and Construction History, Construction Research, Sustainable Building Technology
• Term: since 2020
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 414265976

The objective of this research is to explore the opportunities for AM with mobile robots in construction, with the focus on enabling novel architectural applications through integrated design-to-fabrication workflows. Different deposition-based AM methods are used to conceive and investigate mobile AM strategies for the design, planning, and production of building elements whose size exceeds the static workspace of individual robots. By integrating advanced sensing and control solutions, autonomous localization and precise deposition techniques for mobile AM are explored, both for print-drive-print and print-while-driving modes. In addition, this research aims to provide scalability to AM processes by examining the use of cooperative robots to collaborate on single fabrication jobs.

• DFG Programme: CRC/Transregios
• Subproject of: TRR 277: Additive Manufacturing in Construction (AMC) – The Opportunity for Large Impact
• Applicant Institution: Technische Universität Braunschweig
• Project Head: Professorin Dr. Kathrin Dörfler