Robin presented ACORN's work on 'Automated framework for the optimisation of spatial layouts for concrete structures reinforced with robotic filament winding' at the International Symposium of Automation and Robotics in Construction 2020 this morning, organised online by the University of Kitakyushu, Japan.
Stay tuned for a more detailed publication including physical prototypes!
The Abstract of his paper is:
Concrete is a major contributor to the environmental impact of the construction industry, due to its cement content but also its reinforcement. Reinforcement has a significant contribution because of construction rationalisation, resorting to regular mats or cages of steel bars, despite layout-optimisation algorithms and additive-manufacturing technologies. This paper presents an automated framework, connecting design and fabrication requirements for the optimisation of spatial layouts as of reinforcement of concrete structures, by the means of robotic filament winding.
You can download the paper in full for free from the Sympoisum Website: