Flexible digital manufacturing of timber construction: the design and fabrication of a free-form nexorade

This article investigates the application of a multi-robotic platform to the fabrication of complex “free-form” timber structures. A concept of “smart factory” , with a 13-DOF robotic cell combining robotic mobility with fixed workstations, is proposed. A computational workflow was implemented to allow for fast iterations during the early design stage. The robotic cell design and design workflow are implemented in practical experiments conducted in the framework of intensive workshops. A productivity assessment is performed on a 50 m ^2 pavilion pre-fabricated with the proposed robotic cell.