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Future Construction with 3D Printing and Robotics Workshop report, October 5th 2016 Pekka Ketola, [email protected] Introduction Future Construction with 3D Printing And Robotics innovation workshop was organised in conjunction with 3DSTEP Event at October 5th 2016 in Tampere, Finland. Tampere Adult Education Centre supported the workshop. The objective of the workshop was to bring together the forerunners and experts in the field, connect practitioners and researchers, share knowledge, create new insights and seek development plan. As main finding a list of seven opportunity areas were identified and an actions are proposed. The reader should consider volunteering for a proposed action. This document summarizes the key results of the workshop. Presentation materials can be downloaded from Dropbox: http://tinyurl.com/zfx292d Keywords: 3D printing. Architecture. Automation. Biodegradable materials (orange peals, coffee grounds). Bionic structures. Composites. Concrete. Customization. Digital fabrication. Digital. Durability. Experiments. Facade robots. Flexibility. Freeform. Freeform. Kinematics. Large scale. Local. Minibuilders. Onsite assembly. Playfulness. Prefabrication. Process Information modelling. Rethinking. Specialisation. Urban mining. Urban spaces.

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Insights • 1. Better buildings can be built

o Innovation opportunity to create better building features, for example isolation and cooling.

o Free form structural elements are possible. o Future applications: Bridges, buildings, furniture and urban spaces. o Temporary houses for immediate needs. o Biological structures can be applied (biomimicry).

• 2. New approaches can be developed for construction

o Robotics enable new approaches for materials and production. o Mixed use of advance robotics with 3D printing processes. o Innovative combinations of quality coordination can be applied. o What if specific bricks could be printed to build customised buildings in new ways? o New materials are emerging, such as composites and biomaterials.

• 3. Processes can be improved

o Integrating design, manufacturing and construction. o Avoid printing of unnecessary material in constructions. o Improving equipment increase speed of 3D printing and tolerances. o Collaborative processes: Academy + industry + client: Plug’n Play Tech. o Opportunity for developing information models for constructions:

! MIM: Materials Information Model ! BIM: Building Information Model ! PIM: Process Information Model ! UIM: Use Information Model.

• 4. Innovative construction machines and solutions can be developed

o Mobile robots, minirobots. E.g. Plasters. o Using drones in construction sites. o On-site casting.

• 5. New skills are needed

o What skills do the operators need on future construction sites? o Opportunity for new profession: Architects -> Artitects (Arts + architecture). o Art integrated in the buildings.

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• 6. Business evolution – Business revolution? o Already low hanging business opportunities, such as public installations and special

architectural solutions. o Toyota applies lean manufacturing and construction. What can be learnt from this? o What are the new markets? Are there blue oceans? o Opportunity for simultaneous ecological and economical solutions.

• 7. Development paths are needed

o Industry doesn’t know about the opportunities. There is a need to connect people and share the knowledge and engage multidisciplinary stakeholders.

o A development strategy, high quality information and communication solutions are needed.

o IPR must be addressed o Need to understand markets and how they develop o Focus on solutions that can’t be made otherwise

Action plan The following action plan topics were developed together in the workshop. The organizer has added concrete action proposals for further discussion. 1. Demonstrations

1. The professional and public knowledge needs to be increased and built. This can be done for example with demonstration projects and coordinated visibility of experiments.

a. The visual and documented examples and demonstrations are shared in an open online forum whenever possible.

b. Information about upcoming activities, demonstrations etc. are shared to allow participation and engaging the events.

c. Proposal 1: We propose that LinkedIn group Future Construction and robotics is used for this. Later on, more advance platforms can be used.

d. Proposal 2: Join forces and develop a joint-demonstration that can be taken to different forums, such as housing fairs. Ref. asuntomessut.fi/english/what-is-a-housing-fair/ Who wants to think this further?

2. Repeatable training solutions are needed.

a. The trainings should have European view and build on existing knowledge, active networking and trust in personal contacts.

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b. Existing training solutions should be communicated and new ones need to be developed.

c. Proposal 3: Use the LinkedIn group to share the existing and upcoming training information.

d. Proposal 4: Organise a European summer school (~ 2-3 days) on the topic in summer 2017. Who wants to develop this?

e. Proposal 5: Organise the next European Future Construction workshop in 2017. Who wants to take action?

3. Join events with other professions and organizations a. Participate events to build network and share knowledge. Report back on the

experiences and findings. b. For example: Betonipäivät in Finland (Nov. 3, 2016)

www.betoniyhdistys.fi/tapahtumat/betonipaivat.html

c. Proposal 6: Start European project to advance 3D printing and construction. Who wants to make initiative on this?

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Presentations Automated construction, robots and 3D printing Thomas Bock, Technische Universität München

• BIO: The research activities of Prof. Bock (b. 1957) centre on automation and robotics in construction. All stages are examined, from planning through building activity and useful life to renovation and demolition. After studying architecture at the University of Stuttgart and the IIT in Chicago, Prof. Bock did his doctorate at the University of Tokyo. He is the director at the International Association for Automation and Robotics in Construction in Eindhoven, the Asian Habitat Society in Beijing and the International Institute of Construction Information in Tokyo. Prof. Bock is an advisor to the French Ministère de l'Emploi, de la Cohésion Sociale et du Logement . He is a member of the Russian Academy of Architecture and Construction Sciences, the Russian Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus . Prof. Bock is also involved in editing “Robotica”, “Automation in Construction”, the “International Journal of Construction Management” and the journal “ACADEMIE”.

• Three key points: 1. Construction is digital business. 2. Need to optimize prefabrication vs.

onsite –activities. For example Toyota Home:s have 85 prefab degree. Chinese builders excel in rapid onsite assembly.

3. There are opportunities for systemic changes in construction industry. Whole construction sites can be made faster and environment friendly.

• Opportunity o We could start European project to

advance 3D printing and construction.

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Bringing 3D printing to the architectural scale Rodrigo Aguirre. Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia, Barcelona.

• BIO: Rodrigo Aguirre is a Nicaraguan architect specialized in the fields of computational design and digital manufacturing. Obtaining his bachelor in architecture at the American University (UAM) of Managua, Nicaragua, he did his masters in advanced architecture at the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IaaC) in Barcelona, Spain. He is a principal member of the computational faculty at IaaC and workshop developer. His ongoing collaboration with the Institute ́s REsearch + DEvelopment department and special projects that involves advanced form finding and computational methods related to generative design. From 2013-16 he has coordinated international workshops related to computational protocols and multi-scalar design in Barcelona, Brazil, Nicaragua, Egypt, Iran and China.

• Three key points: 1. Art meets construction. What is the role of

future architect? 2. You don’t need big robots to make big

buildings. Minibuilder robots can have specific tasks

3. Be playful. Play with machines, materials and design to create new solutions.

• Opportunity

o With open and playful thinking, empowered with new technologies you can create similar things as middle age master builders. Design and manufacturing can be integrated.

o Creating of a catalogue of forms and material behaviours

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Concrete Large Scale 3D Printing José Daniel García Espinel. Technology Transfer Director, ACCIONA S.A, Madrid Luis Rodolfo Clemente Ortega, Gerente de Transferencia Tecnológica ACCIONA S.A, Madrid.

• BIO (José): Civil Engineer since 1999, currently working in Acciona, one of the most important Renewable Energy and Construction Spanish Company as Corporate Manager of Technology Transfer in Innovation & Technology Division. Leading the implementation of new technologies in ACCIONA that come from advanced technological and digital SME, Start-ups, Spin-offs, Universities and Technological Centers, always with an open innovation strategy. Working in five Innovation Areas that are focused on Mixed Reality (Virtual and Augmented Reality), Process Digitalization (Large Scale 3D Printing), Industry 4.0, Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Robotics and Sustainable Innovation.

• Three key points: 1. 3D printing in construction enables specialisation for better competition. 2. New materials for constructions, such as composites and nano materials. 3. Free form construction is possible.

• Opportunity

o 3D printing enables creating urban spaces.

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Engineering for large scale 3D printing. From the material to the site Carlos Gustavo García Jarabo, Innovation Director, Acciona Ingeniería, Madrid

• BIO: Carlos Gustavo García Jarabo is the Innovation Department Director of Acciona Ingeniería with more than 15 years’ experience carrying out international civil projects in Spain, Egypt and various LATAM countries. Presently he is involved in several structural projects dealing with Large Scale 3D Printing Technology using concrete in the civil engineering sector. From August 2016 he has been appointed as Project Manager in the REMoPaF Innovation Project, that has been selected by the European Commission to take part in the LIFE15 Program (LIFE15 ANT/ES/000987-REMOPAF). The REMoPaF’s main objective is to design and apply Large Scale 3D Printing Technology for the protection and recovery of the endangered mollusk species Patella ferruginea (Ribbed Mediterranean Limpet) through the re-population of its natural habitats and introducing it into new environments.

• Three key points o ”There’s an idea. That’s the point.” o Improve the design of buildings. o Imitate the rock surface features for restoring sea life

• Opportunity

o Applications for restoring destroyed heritage

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Links

• LinkedIn, Future Construction and Robotics: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8493362

• TUM: http://www.tum.de • IAAC: iaac.net • Acciona: http://www.acciona.com • Acciona Ingeniera: http://www.acciona-ingenieria.es • TAKK, Tampere Adult Education Centre. Takk.fi • 3DSTEP: http://www.3dstep.fi • Tor Art videos. For example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJrQqRmui6A

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Future Construction with 3D Printing and Robotics · o Biological structures can be applied (biomimicry). • 2. New approaches can be developed for construction o Robotics enable