Aachen, July 20, 2018 – Liebherr with the division Tower Cranes, Kuka as provider for automation solutions, the software company Autodesk and the RWTH Aachen University with its three chairs (Individualized Production, Institute of Steel Construction | Sustainable Metal Building Envelopes, Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering WZL | production metrology and quality management) announced their collaboration in the field of robotics for the building industry today. The industrial consortium is conducting research together with the interdisciplinary team of scientist in the newly founded Center Construction Robotics on the RWTH Aachen Campus. The Center is under the scientific direction of Professor Sigrid Brell-Cokcan (Chair for Individualized Production), Professor Robert Schmitt (Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering WZL | production metrology and quality management) and Professor Markus Kuhnhenne (Institute of Steel Construction | Sustainable Metal Building Envelopes).
The building industry has great great potential with regard to robot-based automation. Using the example of large scale and complex facade elements and their production, the previously non-existent continuous digital chain from planning to production and assembly is to be demonstrated. The Center Construction Robotics pursues the common goal to develop the construction site of the future by means of digitalization from pre-production along the whole value chain towards a semi-automated construction site.
For more information see also the RWTH Aachen Campus website.
We are looking for several student assistant to support us. If you are interested in working on new and existing topics in order to bridge the gap between construction and robotics, this might be for you. In the following fields we are currently looking for new student assistants
| POSITION | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Photography: | RWTH Jobs page and as [PDF](/files/Poster_Hiwi Film_06-2018.pdf) |
| Hardware programmer and Maker: | RWTH Jobs page and as PDF |
| General architecture: | RWTH Jobs page and as [PDF](/files/Poster_Hiwi Arch_06-2018.pdf) |
| Workshop and Laboratory: | RWTH Jobs page and as [PDF](/files/Poster_Hiwi Labor_06-2018.pdf) |
We look forward to hearing from you!
We are looking to add a new member to our interdisciplinary team. If you have completed a master’s degree in 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 create novel software solutions for computer aided design, simulation and data management within the field of construction this might be for you.
You can find the complete job description on the RWTH Jobs page (also availabe in German) and as PDF here. We look forward to hearing from you!
The Chair of Individualized Production conducted a workshop at the CAADRIA 2018 conference in Beijing, China. Hosted by Tshingua University, this workshop explored methods for robot assisted assembly of plasma cut steel structures. The event brought together an international team of professionals and students, from architects, to engineers, and fabricators. Parametric design was combined with digital fabrication, and robotic processes to create a forest of branching steel structures. A Kuka robot was used to mass customize the cutting and assembly of individualized components. Robots were moving metal, sparks were flying, and students learned to weld steel together to create some amazing results! The conference culminated in an exhibition and presentation by team members Rushi Dai, and Ethan Kerber as well as presentations by Prof. Dr. techn. Sigrid Brell-Cokcan who gave a keynote lecture and hosted paper sessions on robotic Fabrication and Automation.
Having initiated a new topic group for Construction Robotics in 2015, Prof. Sigrid Brell-Cokcan was elected yesterday by the general assembly to join the board of directors of euRobotics. Here she will serve the European robotics community for the next two years.
euRobotics AISBL (Association Internationale Sans But Lucratif) is a Brussels based international non-profit association for all stakeholders in European robotics. One of the association’s main missions is to collaborate with the European Commission (EC) to develop and implement a strategy and a roadmap for research, technological development and innovation in robotics.