DART Laboratory: Digital Concrete through Digital Formwork
Robotic pellet extrusion and desktop filament techniques with three distinct materials—PLA, PVA, and PETG—to produce recyclable formwork, enabling the creation of a waste-free concrete building elements.
Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning
University of Michigan
Led by Professor Dr. Mania Aghaei Meibodi
Researchers:
Han-yuan Chang
Ryan Craney
Carl Eppinger
Monik Gada
Chih Jou Lin
Feras Nour
Christopher Voltl
Aaron Weaver
Chia Ching Yen
A special thanks to Elliot Smithberger for Manfacturing of the Bases
Video production: Christopher Voltl, Amirhossein Lahouti