BIM-driven computational design for robotic manufacturing in off-site construction: an integrated Design-to-Manufacturing (DtM) approach

Technological interoperability is a driver for seamless data and information exchange between project team members in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry. It is defined as the ability of different systems to exchange information with minimum loss. Therefore, interoperability lack is often a barrier in modern construction applications, such as robotics. Construction and robotics, seen from their respective areas, are highly divergent in context, organization, procedures, and technologies. However, both paradigms use computation, which gives computational systems the potential to enable construction robotics. This research is based on the Design Science Research (DSR) methodology and aims to develop a framework for operationalizing industrial robots in construction. To this end, it uses Computational Design (CD) driven by Building Information Modeling (BIM) for Robotic Manufacturing (RM) within Off-Site Construction (OSC) systems. This technological alignment allowed the development of an integrated Design-to-Manufacturing (DtM) framework, validated by 16 evaluators.

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Technological interoperability is crucial for seamless data exchange in the AEC industry, particularly in modern construction applications like robotics. Despite their differences, both construction and robotics can leverage computation to enable construction robotics. This research uses the DSR methodology to develop a framework for implementing industrial robots in construction, utilizing CD driven by BIM for RM in OSC systems. The resulting DtM framework has been validated by 16 evaluators.