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Constraint-Driven Robotic Surfaces, At Human-Scale

Year: 2023

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: Robotic surfaces, whose form and function are under computational control, offer exciting new possibilities for environments that can be customized to fit user-specific needs. When these surfaces can be reprogrammed, a once-static structure can be repurposed to serve multiple different roles over time. In this paper, we introduce such a system. This is an architectural-scale robotic surface, which is able to begin in a neutral state, assume a desired functional shape, and later return to its neutral (flat) position. The surface can then assume a completely different functional shape, all under program control.

Source: ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST)

DOI: 10.1145/3586183.3606740

Authors: Jesse T Gonzalez, Sonia Prashant, Sapna Tayal, Juhi Kedia, Alexandra Ion, Scott E Hudson

Institution: Carnegie Mellon University

Language: English

Topic: Architecture and Computational Design

Subfield: Architecture

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W4387835393

FWCI: 22.3

Cites: 44

Cited by: 18

Related to: 10