[9A] Form, Construction, Design Planning

[9A-02] Fabrication of a Bamboo Arch Pavilion using Two Robot Arms by Scale Model

Study on Computational Design for Space Structure and Robotic Fabrication (part 2)

*Seiichi Shiraga¹, Takumi Kobayashi¹, Teruma Makino¹ (1. Department of Design and Architecture, OSAKA Institute of Technology)

Keywords:Bamboo Pavilion, Computational Design, Robotic Fabrication

In this paper, a bamboo arch pavilion was designed and fabricated using two robot arms. This pavilion was consisted of eleven bamboo arches with a span of 1.50 to 1.85 m and a height of 1.43 to 1.51 m. This scale model of the pavilion was fabricated using two robot arms. Fabricating process were as follows, 1) grab near both ends of member, 2) bend the member while rotating both grips, 3) bring the member over the support and insert both ends into the supports.