Robots: Automatización en Diseño y Construcción para la Enseñanza de Arquitectura Robots: Automation in Design and Manufacturing for Teaching Architecture

Industrial� robots� controlled� by� parametric� design� software� and� visual� programming� environments� are� gaining� popularity� in� the� research� and� use� of� non-­‐ conventional� construction� processes� in� architecture.� Process� automation� which� can� be� personalized� through� variable� components� promises� to� become� an� industry� standard� with� similar� cost� structures� to� current� pre -­‐ fabrication� industrial� processes.� In� order� to� incorporate� competencies� from� non -­‐ serial� variable� architectural� modular� design,� an� initial� teaching� initiat ive� (Advanced� Architectural� Design� Studio� –� USM)� was� developed� in� Latin� America.� The� strategy� employed� is� based� on� incorporating� concepts� and� instruments� of� Construction� &� Design� Automation� for� CAD/CAM� processes� with� a� Six� Axis� Robotic� Arm� (KUKA� KR125/2).