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KR6 3D PRINTING
INTRODUCTORY ROBOTICS EXERCISE
FABRICATION
Graduate Course - Fall 2019
Professor Rachael Henry
University of Michigan
MATERIAL:
PETG
DIMENSIONS:
5" x 5" x 8"
TOOLS:
KUKA KR6 6-Axis Robotic Arm w/ Dolhe Extruder
PROJECT TEAM:
Nicolas Garcia
Mac Carroll
Emre Gueven
Robotics and their application in architectural fabrication offer a wide variety of opportunities for the future of the field. In an effort to begin to understand their operation and use, we were tasked with designing an organic form, in our case using Grasshopper and Rhino. Taking this organic form, we then worked through the proper setup, programming, and toolpathing for the KR6 Kuka Robot. Using Supermattertools (SMT), we setup the KR6 to 3D print our forms in PETG using a manual Dolhe extruder (manual meaning the speed and feeding of the extruder was not computer controlled). Once complete, we then worked through printing the files on the KR6, getting familiar with both the interface, but proper operation of the robot itself.
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