@inproceedings{hack_mesh_2017,
	title = {{MESH} {MOULD}: {AN} {ON} {SITE}, {ROBOTICALLY} {FABRICATED}, {FUNCTIONAL} {FORMWORK}},
	shorttitle = {{MESH} {MOULD}},
	booktitle = {Conference: High Performance concrete and Concrete Innovation Conference At: Tromsø, NorwayVolume: 11th HPC and 2nd CIC},
	abstract = {Digital fabrication with concrete has become a highly interesting topic due to the potential for freeform architecture and efficient material placement, with major strides in its development taking place in the past few years. However, reinforcement remains problematic, as current technologies rely mostly on post-hoc placement and infill. In this paper, we present the Mesh Mould, a digital fabrication technology unifying formwork and reinforcement, wherein a mobile robotic arm with a specially designed end effector bends, welds, and cuts steel reinforcement to additively manufacture a digitally designed mesh either onsite or in a prefabricated environment. This mesh is subsequently infilled with concrete and finished with a cover layer to serve as a freeform reinforced concrete structural element. Research challenges for various fields such as robotics, concrete technology, structural engineering, as well as architecture are presented, highlighting the multidisciplinarity of the project and serving as a microcosm of how synergies between disparate fields can be exploited within this burgeoning area of research.},
	author = {Hack, Norman and Wangler, Timothy and Mata-Falcón, Jaime and Dörfler, Kathrin and Kumar, Nitish and Walzer, Alexander and Graser, Konrad and Reiter, Lex and Richner, Heinz and Buchli, Jonas and Kaufmann, Walter and Flatt, Robert and Gramazio, Fabio and Kohler, Matthias},
	month = mar,
	year = {2017}
}