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Up
Sticks
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Our project Up-Sticks is an expressive wooden structure assembled from spruce planks and beech dowels. This project allowed me to gain more experience in the field of collaborative robot manufacturing.
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Role
Robotic Fabrication
Timeline
3 months
Completed
08/2019
Credits
GKR, ETH Zürich
Tools
Rhinoceros 3D/Grasshopper, python, ABB
Role & Activities
In the robotic fabrication team, I write code about orientation, position and coordinate system based on my understanding of robotic configuration and its constraints.
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I love exploring the flexibility and accessibility of robotics in computational design and robotic fabrication. I expanded my understanding of the robotic configuration and its constraints.
With my experience in robotics manufacturing, I advise our team on assembly sequences. -
Fabrication Process
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By adding strategically placed stops along the robot path, we ensure that each element in each module is always reachable by the robotic arm when:
1. In one continuous motion, the robot arm picks up an element and places it it.
2. After placing the previous element, the robot moves to pick up the next element. -
Sequence
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We then positioned the 16 modules on the fabricating platform to ensure that every element in each module was always within reach of the robotic arm.
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Segmented Module 1-16
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The fabrication setup and environment utilize the facilities of the Robotics Fabrication Laboratory and the research environment of ETH Zurich.
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Robotic Fabrication Lab
ETH Zürich
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This is the design strategy for our project, a joint type of dowels used to connect the beams. The second one is using the seams of each module to build the final geometry.
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Beams with Joints
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Surface with Beams, Seam, Dowels
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16 modules is prefabricated in the Robotic Fabrication Laboratory at ETH Zurich.
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Up-Sticks
Geometry and Segmented Modules
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Welcome to watch the video below to get more details and credits of Up-Sticks.
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Up Sticks