Course detail

Additive robotic manufacturing

FaVU-1-2DO-2Acad. year: 2025/2026

The course aims to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of robotic 3D printing in the context of art and design, focusing on both the technical and creative aspects of this innovative technology. Students will deepen their knowledge of classical 3D printing and understand how its principles can be extended and applied through robotic systems. An important component is an introduction to robot kinematics, which includes an understanding of the movement capabilities and limitations of robots, as well as an analysis of how these factors affect design and manufacturing processes. Students will learn to adapt design concepts to the possibilities and limits of robotic printing, prepare data for robotic systems, and optimize print strategy trajectories. At the same time, the training is directed towards understanding future trends in digital fabrication and their application in the professional practice of the artist or designer.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

MgA. Martin Králík, Ph.D.

Department

Department of 3D Technology (K3D)

Entry knowledge

Basic knowledge of working with a personal computer, ability to navigate in virtual space, patience and discretion. Experience with 3D printing and Rhinoceros/Grasshopper software is desirable. Basic English, manual dexterity.

3D Printing and Digital Fabrication for Creative Industries 2 and Rhinoceros 2 - Generative Design in Grasshopper are recommended.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

The following conditions are set for the award of credit:
Attendance at classes and active participation in workshops
Work on practical assignments and projects
Continuous submission of work outputs

Aims

The course aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of robotic 3D printing in the context of art and design, covering both the technical and creative aspects of this technology.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

recommended prerequisite
Digitální sochařství - 3D tisk 2
recommended prerequisite
Rhinoceros 2 – Generative design in Grasshopper

Basic literature

Arturo Tedeschi, AAD_algorithms-aided design: Parametric strategies using grasshopper, Brienza 2014.
Christopher Beorkrem, Material Strategies in Digital Fabrication, New York 2017.
Jonathon Anderson – Lois Weinthal (ed.), Digital Fabrication in Interior Design: Body, Object, Enclosure, New York 2022.
N. Hopkinson PhD, R.J.M. Hague PhD a P.M. Dickens. Rapid Manufacturing: An Industrial Revolution for the Digital Age. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons, 2005. ISBN 9780470016138. (EN)
Sigrid Brell-Çokcan – Johannes Braumann (edd.), Rob|Arch: Robotic Fabrication in Architecture, Art, and Design, Wien 2013.
VENUVINOD, Patri K. a Weiyin MA. Rapid Prototyping: Laser-Based and Other Technologies. New York: Springer, 2010. ISBN 978-1-4419-5388-9. (EN)

Type of course unit

Lecture

12 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

MgA. Martin Králík, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Recapitulation of knowledge from 2D Machining 1 - Laser and CNC Technologies.
Methods of constructing 3D objects from planar patterns
Working with Grasshopper add-on, data structures
Preparation of 3D object for parametric processing
Suitability of the chosen method, systematic work
Work on a real object
Completion, presentation of results

Practical class

14 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

MgA. Martin Králík, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Úvod do problematiky a aditivní výroby

Pokročilé techniky 3D tisku

Kinematika robotů

Robotický 3D tisk

Materiály a strategie tisku

Softwarové nástroje pro přípravu dat

Příprava dat pro robotický tisk

Programování a řízení robotů

Technické aspekty robotického tisku

Praktická práce s robotickým systémem

Návrh a plánování projektu

Realizace studentských projektů

VUT

Faculties

University Institutes

Parts

Additive robotic manufacturing

Type of course unit