2398 Meters
On-Site Robotic Construction
With the aim of revolutionizing the Construction Sector;
This research is an investigative on-site 3D printing of large dimension constructive parts or small buildings using cable-driven robots to reduce manufacturing costs and to realize the customization of the final products.
This is a collaboration between the Institute of Advanced Architecture of Catalonia and Tecnalia, experimenting with the CoGiro, a Cable-Driven Parallel Robot (CDPR) and LIRMM-CNRS. Its original point of design resides in the way the cables are connected to the frame, called the configuration of the CDPR, which makes it very stable in structure and movement, hence within one week, the team was able to manufacture the largest monolithic piece done within the six month research.
Tecnalia's 8 axis CoGiro Cable-Driven Parallel Robot makes 3D printing in very large work spaces a reality. Moreover the minimal structure of the CoGio is easily assembled due to its servo-controlled winches.
2017
Category: Robotic Fabrication
Location: Tecnalia, Montpellier, France
Duration: 1 week production
Researchers: Sameera Chukkappali, Iason Giraud, Abdullah Ibrahim, Raaghav Chentur Naagendran, Lidia Ratoi, Lili Tayefi, Tanuj Thomas
Directed by: Edouard Cabay, Alexandre Dubor,
Advisors: Areti Markopoulou, Angelos Chronis, Sofoklis Giannakopoulos, Manja Van De Warp, Mathilde Marengo, Grégoire Durrens, Djordje Stanojevic, Rodrigo Aguirre, Kunaljit Singh Chadha, Ji Won Jun, Ángel Muñoz, Wilfredo Carazas Aedo, Josep Perelló, Pierre-Elie Herve, Jean-Baptiste Izard, Jonathan Minchin
Technology: Tecnalia Co-Giro Cable Robot
Extrudor: Pylos
Film Production: Lili Tayefi
Music: Lusine, Arterial
Prototype 1
Dimensions: 350 cm length, 25 cm thickness, 20 cm height
Footprint: straight line
Technology: Pylos Extruder / Cable Bot
Location: Montpellier, France
Prototype 2
Dimensions: 80 cm length, 40 cm thickness, 98 cm height
Footprint: straight line
Technology: Pylos Extruder / Cable Bot
Location: Montpellier, France
Precedent
The extrusion technology and the material composition are based on the IaaC project Pylos (S. Giannakopoulos, 2015).Initial idea of on-site 3D printing with clay was presented in the IaaC project Fab Clay (N. Fashami, S. Jokic, S. Naya Lara, 2012)
Material Composition
The material is a soil based mixture with natural additive specially tailored for AM process with an improved tensile strength and viscosity compared to the traditional soil used in construction.
Printing Technology
The extruder is composed of a canister with 15 L of capacity for the material, compressed by a pneumatic cylinder. The extruder measures 300x300x2000mm. It allows printing with a layer thickness between 1 and 7 mm, 6 to 30 mm in width, at a speed between 0.05 and 1 m/s.
