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Integrated Design and Robotic Fabrication Project
Last Updated: 2026-02-05 16:08:39
Abstract
The second term of the MAS programme is split into two consecutive design and fabrication projects. Students work collaboratively on all aspects from design to the digital / robotic fabrication of their 1-1 scale structure. Students acquire experience in project management, learn to organise their work packages and develop integrated digital fabrication processes.
Objective
Students tackle the challenge of integrating an innovative constructive system and robotic fabrication workflow into a digital design project with respect to a given timeline.
Content
During the eleven weeks of the project, the assignment is to design and fabricate with a human-instructed adaptive robotic plaster spraying process. Students work collaboratively on all aspects from computational and interactive design to simulation, customised robotic tooling and on-site fabrication. They acquire extensive experience in human-machine collaboration and synthesize their learnings in a 1-1 scale fabrication project realized with a collaborative robotic arm attached to a movable gantry system and controlled by human gestures in an intuitive design process.
General Information
- Language
- English
- Levels
- NDS
- Frequency
- Yearly recurring
Examination
- Type
- ungraded semester performance
Registration & Places
Course Components
| Type | Title | Time & Place | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| lecture with exercise | Integrated Design and Robotic Fabrication Project | No time listed | 8 h weekly |
Offered In
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MAS in Architecture and Digital Fabrication (The MAS Digital Fabrication is a 1 year full-time programme and is structured as a series of teaching modules with an independent master thesis. Lessons within the modules are given in the form of lectures, practical workshops, and projects as the main modus for developing skills. Learning will be supported through one on one mentoring in studio, group critiques, symposia, and excursions.)