@inproceedings{dbe6083e75884b9aa28184dc5484ed8f,
title = "AUGMENTED ROBOTIC BRICKLAYING: An Experiment in Remote Programming Robotic Assembly Using Augmented Reality for Brick-Based Structures",
abstract = "After experiencing the Covid-19 pandemic, remote communication became one of the key issues in almost every field and discourse. Digital fabrication is no exception, and architects hope to seek a user-friendly way for human-machine interactions. This paper presents experimental research using Augmented Reality (AR) for robotic remote programming. The research tries to develop a unique pipeline and workflow which allows users from different locations to program robots and communicate with machines through AR. A sample workflow has been tested as a series of simple brick assemblies in an online workshop with remote participants. The pipeline allows all users to be able to remotely program and control a robot in AR. For this workshop, we transform the robotic coding method from the traditional computer science way to the plugin-oriented AR visual programming way in Grasshopper. As for the physical outcomes, participants all assembled brick-based structures successfully by programming and operating the robotic arm in AR remotely at the end. Associating the interaction in AR with the robotic arm and programming it with interactive visual input methods will make it easier for architectural practitioners to simulate and control industrial robots for complex structure assembly.",
keywords = "Augmented Reality (AR), Brick-based Structure, Online Workshop, Remote Programming, Robotic Assembly",
author = "Yang Song and Soomeen Hahm",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2023 and published by the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA), Hong Kong.; 28th International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia, CAADRIA 2023 ; Conference date: 21-03-2023 Through 23-03-2023",
year = "2023",
doi = "10.52842/conf.caadria.2023.1.323",
language = "English",
isbn = "9789887891796",
series = "Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia",
publisher = "The Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia",
pages = "323--332",
editor = "Immanuel Koh and Dagmar Reinhardt and Mohammed Makki and Mona Khakhar and Nic Bao",
booktitle = "HUMAN-CENTRIC - Proceedings of the 28th International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia, CAADRIA 2023",
}