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It is possible to make architecture as dynamic and autonomous as its inhabitants by using technology that is available today. However, architectural robotics have failed to become any kind of standard practice in architecture due to their usual rigid and mechanical hardware. These factors make architectural robotics problematic when operating among human occupants for collision dangers, and inability for the mechanical connections to adapt to unexpected situations.
This thesis work addresses these issues in Architectural Robotics and Modular Robotics by developing a multi-robotic system made out of inflated spherical modules that are connected with free moving robotic connections. The kinematics of the system have unlimited degrees of freedom and configurations. The Meta-morph system is a robotic architectural system that can safely co-exist with humans and is capable of robust adaptations by varying its properties and behaviors through the control of robotic connection nodes.
ITECH M.Sc. Thesis Project 2019: Meta-Morph - Adaptive architectural system using infinite-axis distributed robots
Nate Kaylor, Piyanat Songkhroh
Thesis Advisers: Dylan Wood, Jan Petrš
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Achim Menges
Second Supervisor: Prof. Hanaa Dahy