The joint research project INKOBAU successfully launched at Liebherr in Biberach

Under the lead of the chair of Individualized Production seven companies and three research institutes work together to improve information networks in construction. With INKOBAU, information networks along the production chains of collaborating companies in construction industry will be investigated and further developed. The consortium tries to create effective solutions to close and bridge information gaps to optimize time, cost and quality efficiency in construction.

Following companies and institutes are participating: LEONHARD WEISS GmbH & Co. KG, Liebherr-Werk Biberach GmbH, KUKA Deutschland GmbH, Robots in Architecture Research UG, Wurst Stahlbau GmbH, Annen GmbH & Co. KG, Lamparter GmbH & Co. KG, Individualisierte Bauproduktion RWTH Aachen, Werkzeugmaschinenlabor WZL der RWTH Aachen, International Performance Research Institute gGmbH

The joint research project is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and supervised by the Project Management Agency Karlsruhe (PTKA).

More information can be found here.

The first project of the Center for Construction Robotics is launched today by the “Verein Deutscher Zementwerke e.V”, the association of Germany’s cement manufacturers.

The interdisciplinary research study of Individualized Production (IP), the Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL) and the Institute of Building Materials Research (ibac) of RWTH Aachen showcases the impact of digitalization within the cement industry. The study discusses future goals and challenges in the realm of digitalization.

The press information can be downloaded here. The study is available under this link.

We are looking to add new members to our interdisciplinary team. If you have completed a master’s degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer sciences, informatics or similar and are interested in working on new and existing topics in order to bridge the gap between construction and robotics, or if you want to research innovative solutions on your own and then implement them in both hardware and software, then our chair is the right place to be.

You can find the complete job description for the engineering position on the RWTH Jobs page and as PDF here. The computer science position can be found on the RWTH Jobs page as well as PDF here. We look forward to hearing from you!

We are happy to share that Prof. Sigrid Brell-Cokcan will receive this year´s ACADIA Society Award for Leadership on Saturday together with co-founder Johannes Braumann for their pioneering work on Robots in Architecture.

“Sigrid Brell-Cokcan and Johannes Braumann have been recognized by the Acadia Awards committee as a cornerstone of the technology community by their contribution in the construction and proliferation of ideas. ACADIA’s sister organization, Robots in Architecture, which they have developed throughout the past years, has greatly expanded the conversation of robotics in the field, opening up new paths for professional development for many architects.” – The ACADIA Awards of Excellence Jury

Prof. Sigrid Brell-Cokcan (Professor at Individualized Production, RWTH) presented her keynote at the RCA (Research Culture in Architecture) 2018 at TU Kaiserslautern which was held from the 27th to 28th of September, 2018.

The keynote presented the state-of-the-art timber construction conducted at IP. Pradeep Devadass (Researcher at Individualized Production, RWTH) also presented his paper at the RCA conference on “Re-Informed Design Process”.