Shaper Origin is essentially an assisted router which could be used as a CNC. To begin you must tape up the surface with a special tape, this allows the machine to locate itself on the surface. Next is to scan the surface with the marked tape and then you push the machine around to get... Continue Reading →
This is something really cool that I still don't quite see the benefit. Aren't molds suppose to be repeatable? Casting requires the mold to not move obviously so why use a robot arm? In this example it uses 2 very expensive robot arms to hold the fabric with 3 fixed points. The same results could... Continue Reading →
If you have ever used a foam cutting you will know its tricky to make a diagonal cut let alone a double curved surface. Foam has been in the architectural field for a long time with 2 main purposes. Architecture modelling with foam is easy and fast to work with and relatively cheap prices. Insulation... Continue Reading →
Ingenious Kickstarter project where the CNC router hangs vertically on a canvas. This is moved with 2 pulleys tugging against each other to position the router across the board. The frame is much bigger than the material in order for the router to reach all parts of the canvas. My concern is without any z... Continue Reading →
Glass has come to the world of 3D printing. Bringing glass to its melting point is not an easy task. At 1000 °C or at 1900°F if you are American. The 3D printing glass requires 2 parts, a silicon based CNC nossel that can withstand the heat and a glass furnace to feed liquid glass into the... Continue Reading →
Ever heard double curved surfaces are expensive to fabricate because a custom mould is required? This adaptive mould uses a lattice of pistons controlling the height of a lattice of points on a XY surface. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qY5Bu3UTurM The process below seems to be using a heated material applied above a tensile layer. The heated material is... Continue Reading →
Drones have been in the market for a while now, they are becoming a lot more cheaper and stable. Many engineers and architects are trying to put then to architectural applications. Below are some proof of concepts none of which are adopted in a massive scale. The most exciting thing to me is being able... Continue Reading →
Traditional Method - The English Wheel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLrrV0LHPXg Roll Forming/ Punch and Die fabrication http://thelibraryofmanufacturing.com/sheetmetal_bending.html Robotics + English Wheel Method by Zahner A year ago, Zahner introduced Ruby, a Kuka KR270 R2700 robot, with the intention of testing novel ways of incorporating robotics into manufacturing processes. Ruby has since become an integral... Continue Reading →
The Ceramics Constellation Pavilion led by University of Hong Kong's professors Donn Holohan, Christian Lange, Holger Kehne and students experiments with the terracotta bick. Having non-standardised modules 3D printed with a robot arm, then fired in a traditional oven to strengthen the bricks. Pandora Box of Robotics or just another gimmick? This technique opens up... Continue Reading →
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