Title:
Collaborative Casting with Robotics
Author(s):
Sarafian
Publication:
Web Session
Volume:
ws_S22_Sarafian.pdf
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Date:
3/28/2022
Abstract:
Form Found Design co-founders, Joseph Sarafian, AIA and Ron Culver, AIA present their robotically adjustable fabric mold for concrete casting and illustrate how a new CAD-CAM process allowed them to build the first ever robotically cast concrete structure. When Amazon commissioned Form Found Design to build the MARS Pavilion, FFD harnessed a novel workflow that allowed for the casting of 70 unique concrete "wishbones" that bolt together within a 1mm tolerance to form a 15' tall compression structure. The team will discuss the robotics, material science, and software hurdles that they overcame to achieve this feat and will discuss present and future applications.