Project 1 – From Digital Design to Human Robot Collaborative Masonry Construction
Imagine humans working alongside collaborative robots (cobots), laying bricks to build urgently needed homes for the growing Australian population. This human robot collaboration project will develop a digital design to physical construction workflow for masonry construction using cobots to be employed alongside labourers. Using masonry bricks, the project elevates the efficiency of building brick walls which are essential building elements in the housing industry. Based on observational studies of masonry construction of highly skilled labourers, the project aims to train cobots working alongside human workers to pick and place masonry bricks with precision.
Project team: Dr Muge Belek Fialho Teixeira, Dr Tatheer Zahra, Lloyd Gainey, Anthony Franze, Hamidreza Rafizadeh, Jacob Dawson, Gabriela Valdez Mena
Project 2 – #86 Sustainable 3D printed concrete for bespoke infrastructure
Robotic 3D printing has the potential to revolutionise the concrete industry and contribute to more sustainable concrete construction through material optimisation, carbon emission and waste reduction, design freedom and greater precision.
This study aims to develop a prototype of bespoke infrastructure elements using Robotic 3D printing technology. Optimised mix design for low carbon 3D printed concrete with enhanced fresh and hardened properties will be proposed. The structural performance will be enhanced by incorporating short fibres and embedding textile meshes. The outcomes will give positive impact to precast drainage, sewerage and civil infrastructure industries.
Project team: Dr Muge Belek Fialho Teixeira, Dr Tatheer Zahra, Dr Sabrina Fawzia, Adam Turner, Ahmed Sakr, AHM Javed Hossain Talukdar, Shabnam Lotfian.
These projects are funded through the Building 4.0 CRC.
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