Robotic Fabrication of Nail Laminated Timber

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Robotic Fabrication of Nail Laminated Timber Hakim Hasan, Anish Reddy and Andrew Tsayjacobs Pages 1210-1216 (2019 Proceedings of the 36th ISARC, Banff, Canada, ISBN 978-952-69524-0-6, ISSN 2413-5844) Abstract: Robotics, mass timber, and parametric design are all key technologies that are underutilized in construction. To fully take advantage of these new technologies requires a rethinking of the entire process from design to construction. The Greenbuild Pavilion represents a new construction workflow, in which a digital parametric model is communicated directly to a robot fabricator. The robot, equipped with various tools, can manipulate dimensional lumber into complex geometries with industrial precision. This workflow has the potential to drastically improve the sustainability, quality, cost, and time of construction. Keywords: Robotic Fabrication; Nail Laminated Timber; Mass Timber; Automated Construction; Digital Fabrication; Architectural Robotics; Advanced Timber Structures, Sustainable Structures DOI: https://doi.org/10.22260/ISARC2019/0162 Download fulltext Download BibTex Download Endnote (RIS) TeX Import to Mendeley