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B.03 / Robotic assembly · 2026

MECHANICAL LATTICE

One module. A sequence. An open system.

ROBOTIC PROTOTYPE

01 / THE MODULE

A connection becomes a module.

A flat joint becomes a repeatable volume. The gripper helps shape its geometry.

Flat joint → folded volume → repeated lattice
01 / Open frame
02 / Continuous surface
03 / Refined connection

02 / THE INSTRUCTIONS

Give geometry a sequence.

Planes, motion, speed, zones, and gripper commands become a coordinated target list.

Grasshopper / Five coordinated lists
Python / A consolidated target builder

03 / THE ASSEMBLY

One placement at a time.

Build from below, retain support, and leave a path for the arm to retreat.

Build from the ground up.
Let support set the order.
Keep the retreat path clear.
00 / Placement order
04 / Four placements
08 / Eight placements
11 / Eleven placements
13 / Thirteen placements
18 / Eighteen placements

04 / IN MOTION

From the target to the table.

Recorded robotic placement at prototype scale.

05 / SPATIAL POSSIBILITIES

The same unit. Different spaces.

Terrace, threshold, shelter: architectural scenarios for an evolving module system.

Stepped terrace

Porous gateway

Canopy shelter

A system that stays open.

Prototype assembly is documented. Architectural scenarios remain speculative; structural performance is not established by these images.

Co-Intelligent Architecture Lab
Ren Yuxin · Qiami Ku · Sirui Hu

Original boards & process chapters
PROCESS / 01
PROCESS / 02
PROCESS / 03