#robotic-3d-printing

#robotic-3d-printing

Picture a building wrapped in ceramic tiles, but not the flat, uniform squares you're used to. CeraShingle modules are 3D-printed clay shingles with intricate textures, delicate perforations, and color gradients that flow across the surface like watercolor on paper. Each piece measures roughly 400 by 130 millimeters and weighs just over a kilogram, light enough to handle but substantial enough to feel real.

TreeSoil is an earthen structure produced through robotic 3D printing, designed to protect young trees in degraded environments by creating microclimates favorable to early growth. Drawing on ancient agricultural practices, where soil and stone were shaped into protective structures for crops, TreeSoil reenacts these methods through computational design and robotic fabrication. To enhance sapling survival rates, each TreeSoil prototype is informed by local climatic data, optimizing airflow, solar radiation, and moisture retention.