Robotic Assembly of Timber Structures in a Human-Robot Collaboration Setup

1 Introduction In recent years, the field of construction robotics has gained in popularity, primarily because of a shifting mindset towards a sustainable, reusable and carbon-efficient society. One of the leading construction methods in this domain is robotic timber construction which focuses on sustainable design, manufacturing and assembly processes. The widespread diffusion of computational workflows […]

The Leaning Towers of Vegas: Engineering the Veer Towers

Images courtesy Yolles, A CH2M HILL Company By Neb Erakovic, M.A.Sc., P.Eng., and Terry Dawson, B.Eng., P.Eng.The Veer Towers are a pair of residential high-rises centred in the prestigious CityCenter development located between Bellagio and Monte Carlo on the Las Vegas Strip. With each leaning at opposing five-degree angles from the vertical, the twin towers […]

Farmacy and FutureBright Announce Joint Venture to Build a Sustainable Green Food Network Across Australia and New Zealand

(Hong Kong, 12 Sept 2024) – Farmacy International Pty Ltd (Farmacy) from Hong Kong and FutureBright Society Enterprise Pty Ltd (FutureBright) from Australia today announced a strategic joint venture, Farmacy ANZ, aimed at driving sustainability in agricultural innovation and developing scalable green food networks across multiple sectors.  Farmacy is a partner company of the Hong […]