The Master Programme in Robotics and Advanced Construction is an innovative educational format that offers interdisciplinary skills and understanding through a series of class seminars that are put into practice through hands-on workshops. IAAC gives students the opportunity to create individual studio agendas and develop Pilot Thesis Projects based on the knowledge acquired during the seminars and workshops split into 3 Modules. In this way, IAAC puts together an experimental learning environment for the training of professionals with both theoretical and practical responses to the increasing complexity of the construction sector.

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WOVEN EARTH: FROM CRAFT TO INTELLIGENT ARCHITECTURE

A Hybrid Robotic-Human System for Adaptive Woven-Earthen Construction Abstract Woven Earth reinterprets traditional willow weaving and earth construction as a digitally informed architectural system. Drawing from vernacular techniques such as wattle and daub, the project develops a hybrid construction method combining woven willow, variable-thickness cavities, and robotic fabrication. Infill strategies layer light earth and straw … Read more

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Workshop 3.1: Material Intelligence Workshop UAL@IAAC TEAM: IAAC Leonard Elias Böker | Carpenter/DesignerIAAC Janny Zhang | ArchitectureIAAC Elias El Asmar | ArchitectureIAAC Sam Holcombe | ArchitectureUFG Moritz Aigner | Design TechnologistUFG Christina Kraxberger | Architecture Material Intelligence is a cross-collaborative workshop between IAAC*, TALM** and Linz*** as part of a EU funded scheme, SCALExD: SCALExD … Read more

Workshop 3.2_ Computing Balance

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From Intuitive Stone Stacking to Rule-Based Robotic Assembly Introduction Computing Balance explores how the intuitive act of stone balancing can be translated into a computational construction system. Instead of treating balance as a visual effect, we approached it as a structural rule. Each stone is evaluated by its size, orientation, contact surface, center of mass, … Read more

Software III: From Form to Force: Structural Exploration with Karamba.

Introduction This study focuses on the application of Karamba3D for structural analysis and performance evaluation. Through digital simulations, different geometries and loading conditions were assessed to understand force distribution, displacement, and structural behavior. The objective is to investigate how structural analysis can support informed design decisions during the development process. Architecture Proposal The structural investigation … Read more

Hardware III: Drift

Human-in-the-Loop: Interactive Systems Faculty: Hamid Peiro + Aleksandra Kraeva Hardware III is a cross-discipline project led by Hamid Peiro and Aleksandra Kraeva (Sasha); between MRAC and MAAI to explore the possibilities of interactive design within and around the boundaries of the worlds of robotics and AI. The project aims to better understand how the human … Read more

Material Logic over Machine Efficiency: A Conversation with Manja van de Worp

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Manja van de Worp Director, YIP Structural Engineering | Faculty: MAA, MaCAD, MRAC Manja van de Worp is a prominent structural engineer and the Director of YIP Structural Engineering London. With over 15 years of professional experience in the global construction industry, her work specializes in the synergy between structural geometry, advanced fabrication, and emergent … Read more

ClaySkin: A robotic clay-textile composite system

This work explores how clay can be used to introduce compression strength into flexible surfaces. By using robotics for controlled deposition, the process becomes parameterised, allowing a traditional material to be developed into a precise and predictable building system. Continuation of https://blog.iaac.net/robotics-for-ecological-buildings-clay/ Introduction This project proposes a system, how stitched textiles can be turned into lightweight architectural surfaces through robotic clay … Read more

Monica Rikic: Art, Technology, and Assistive Robotics

A conversation about artistic practice at the intersection of fine arts, electronics, and interactive installations Introduction Monica Rikic was hosted at IAAC, a contemporary artist whose practice merges fine arts, digital arts, robotics, and electronics to explore profound questions about the relationship between humans and machines, speculative artificial intelligence, and embodied experience. Monica doesn’t fit … Read more

Software III: Structural Testing with Karamba. Optimizing Our Adaptive Willow Wall System

As part of our Software III course at IAAC, our team conducted a comprehensive structural analysis on our Willow Protocols system using Karamba, a parametric structural analysis plugin for Grasshopper. The Challenge: Beyond Aesthetics Our Adaptive Willow Wall is designed as a collaborative human-robot woven structure with variable thickness, integrated furniture, and thermal performance. While … Read more

CLAY CREATE

A Collaborative Human-in-the-Loop Clay Modelling System The Question What if anyone could sculpt a wall like an artist? That question sits at the center of Clay Create, a collective ceramic fabrication system where non-specialized users participate in the production of a wall of unique modules, each one manually shaped by a different person. The project … Read more

Workshop 3.1 – Robot – Human Collaboration in Metal Fabrication

Faculty: Nacho Monereo & Prottay Roy ChowdhuryGuest Artist: Maria Mallo The project focused on creating a dynamic feedback loop between digital design, robotic positioning, and human craftsmanship. Instead of treating the robot as a fully autonomous machine, the workflow emphasized continuous interaction and mutual dependency between human and machine during fabrication. The installation was fabricated … Read more

Workshop 3.1_Human-Robot Collaboration (HRC) in metal fabrication

Introduction This workshop explores new modes of architectural production through active collaboration between humans and robots, shifting away from traditional models of automation toward hybrid systems of shared decision-making. Rather than understanding the robot as a fully autonomous tool, it is framed as an agent that cooperates with the human in real time, creating a … Read more

NEURON – Workshop 3.1

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Neuron is a project developed during the IAAC MRAC 3.1 Welding Workshop that explores human–robot collaboration in the assembly of space-frame structures. The project focuses on the interaction between a Universal Robots UR10e robotic arm and a human welder, working together to assemble pre-cut steel bars through a continuous exchange between robotic precision and human … Read more

Robotics for Ecological Buildings : WOOD

Catalonia is 50.6% forest. Within that territory, Aleppo Pine and Common Beech offer two contrasting structural profiles that can be processed with minimal industrial transformation — provided the right techniques are recovered and updated. This mid-term review documents the first half of our Studio II research into robotic steam-bending: a workflow that pairs a vernacular … Read more