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
Number of ECTS credits
Mode of study
Guarantor
Department
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
Prerequisites and corequisites
- recommended prerequisite
Digitální sochařství - 3D tisk 2 - recommended prerequisite
Rhinoceros 2 – Generative design in Grasshopper
Basic literature
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)
Recommended reading
Classification of course in study plans
- Programme DES_B Bachelor's 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional - Programme VUM_B Bachelor's 3 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
3 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
3 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
3 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
3 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
3 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
3 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
3 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
3 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
3 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
3 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
3 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
Type of course unit
Lecture
Teacher / Lecturer
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
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus