Robo Tile

Making Tiles with Robots

Robo Tile was revolvesa project that revolved aroudn the fabrication of a series of tiles using robots. Students developed a grasshopper script that could interpret a multitude of inputs that could be used to generate multiple design ideas. The grasshopper script in this case used bitmaps or images as a way to generate multiple patterns that could ultimately be used to stamp out a design into the clay molds.

Curime Batliner

after the molds were created, concrete was poured into them. around 6 molds were created. Chickenwire mesh was placed during the concrete pour to give some structure to the tile, to which after so, a hanging elements was attached to, which allowed for tiles to be hung from a rack much like a curtain wall element. The workshop was an interesting look at what change new manufacturing techniques could be used in the future of small boutique fabrication.

This is the grasshopper script that was developed in order for the robots to be able to take an image, turn it into a bitmap, and then into a pattern that the robot would be able to stamp out of the clay mold