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The paper discusses the advancement in the mass-customization of building components referring to Robot-Assisted Manufacturing. It is presented how the contemporary employment of Robotics offers a perspective of flexible alternative to traditional serial production system. Different Robot-Assisted fabrication methods are discussed through built experimental case studies at different scales. It is finally argued how Robotic production in architecture is significantly shifting the approach in design towards a model including material and fabrication constraints.
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Paoletti, I., Naboni, R.S. (2013). Robotics in the Construction Industry: Mass Customization or Digital Crafting?. In: Emmanouilidis, C., Taisch, M., Kiritsis, D. (eds) Advances in Production Management Systems. Competitive Manufacturing for Innovative Products and Services. APMS 2012. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, vol 397. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-40352-1_37
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