Robotic 3D-Printing for Composite facades

A robotically 3D printed facade designed for the versatility to combine the functionality of Insulation, Structure, Shading, Acoustic barrier, Ventilation and Aesthetic in one system. It was a demonstrator done on a Scale 1:5 with architectural integration as an initial thought. Finally clear PETG material was printed with purpose-built custom slicer for UR5 robot.

**Research Focus:** - Robotic toolpath design - End effector Design - FDM 3DP strategies - Material Control - Architectural integration

**Tools used:** UR 5 robotic arm, 3D printing end-effector, Arduino, Rhino, Grasshopper, Boid plugin, Compas Slicer, Cinema 4D simulations, Keyshot rendering

**Computational design, Simulation and Robotic fabrication**

**Composite Facade = Insulation + Acoustics + Structure + Insulation + Ventilation** + social and spatial separation + tradition + aesthetics + innovation ...

**Team:** Guillaume Jami, Priyank Soni