Researchers at the University of Stuttgart develop a
lightweight timber construction system combining robotic prefabrication with
computational design and simulation processes, as well as three-dimensional
surveying technologies used in engineering geodesy. In collaboration with Kuka,
a manufacturer of industrial robot arms, and the timber construction and
engineering company MüllerBlaustein, the partners investigate the potentials of
robotic prefabrication in timber construction. Their goal is to develop
innovative, performative and sustainable construction systems made from wood,
which also expand the repertoire of architectural expression in timber
construction.