Reactive Robotics Facade via Buckling Sheets
Collaborators: Merihan Alhafnawi, Jad C. Bendarkawi, Azariah Jones, Lucia Stein-Montalvo, Yenet D. Tafess, Sigrid Adriaenssens, Radhika Nagpal
Swarm Garden
In “Swarm Garden,” swarm intelligence meets adaptive architecture design to create a novel system that responds to people and changing environments: a robotic garden akin to living architectures such as beehives and plants.
This system, composed of modules that react to light, motion, and the state of neighboring modules, utilizes microprocessors and wireless communication, enabling flat sheets within each module to buckle and deform efficiently under geometric confinement.
This technology can be used to block and let in light to buildings. “Swarm Garden” explores how “living-like” architectures can create beautiful environments that invoke nature and promote health and well-being.
