Design Modelling Symposium 2024: Human-Robot Interaction

Construction, as any act of making, can suffer from unpredictability, thus, requiring on-the-fly adjustments. Recent advancements in construction robotics are mostly limited to predefined construction plans with few breakthroughs for unstructured environments. Human-in-the-loop workflows combine human flexibility with robotic precision providing a synergistic partnership that can overcome fabrication bottlenecks and increase on-site agility. However, operating in hazardous environments can introduce safety and logistical issues, while instructing robots on site is challenging.

The Human-Robot Interaction workshop will be featured at the Design Modelling Symposium 2024 in Kassel, Germany. The pre-conference workshop, led by NCCR DFAB PhD researcher Eleni Skevaki, former NCCR DFAB researchers Dr. Marirena Kladeftira, Dr. Ziqi Wang, and NCCR DFAB PI Prof. Stefana Parascho, will take place at the University of Kassel on September 14-15, 2024. It proposes a hybrid workflow enhancing human-robot interaction for dynamic fabrication using a scaled-down model structure as an mean of remote interaction for more intuitive and safer adjustments on the fly.

Participants will interact with the small-scale model made of simplified props as a means of remote instruction and intervention within a robotic timber assembly process. They will be able to experiment and instruct remotely the placement of new elements, as well as disassembly and reconfiguration actions of the full-scale structure. Our system will capture human actions, enabling the creation of a digital counterpart for the small-scale model.

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