Robots help create ultra-thin wooden exhibition hall

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The Landesgartenschau Exhibition Hall in Stuttgart, Germany, is claimed to be the first building to have its core structure made entirely from interlocking timber sections created by robots. Made up of over 240 individual segments of beech plywood created using a robotic fabrication method, the 17 meter (55 ft) tall, 245 square meter (2,637 sq ft) structure required just 12 cubic meters (424 cubic feet) of timber to construct. .. Continue Reading Robots help create ultra-thin wooden exhibition hall

Section: Robotics

Tags: Biomimetic, Construction, House, Prefabricated, Robots, University of Stuttgart, Wooden

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