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Robot arm technology has been increasingly considered a future solution for the building industry, which is keen to develop eco-friendly and labor-efficient processes. The automobile industry provides a powerful reference for such a revolution. However, in contrast to the automobile industry, which mostly uses standard industrial materials, such as metal, the building industry still relies on a variety of traditional materials, including concrete cement, brick and clay. Although precast building components have been highly promoted, they present innate constraints, including limitations associated with transportation, storage, and installation capacity, which greatly impact the overall budget. In this paper, research on a dynamic slip-form concrete extrusion method based on a robot arm technique will be presented within the scope of laboratory experiments, on-site fabrication and a design-oriented installation that carefully considers energy efficiency and lighting optimization.
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We would like to thank the “Flex-wall” production team, who completed this intensive task in only two months, including Wang Yanxin, Yang Daoqian, Xu Boyang, Tong Yue, Yang Nan and the other construction workers who worked in very cold climates; Vintage Park Ltd, who sponsored this project and provided the space; and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), who provided the financial support (Project No. 51538006).
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Yu, L., Luo, D., Xu, W. (2019). Dynamic Robotic Slip-Form Casting and Eco-Friendly Building Façade Design. In: Willmann, J., Block, P., Hutter, M., Byrne, K., Schork, T. (eds) Robotic Fabrication in Architecture, Art and Design 2018. ROBARCH 2018. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92294-2_32
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