Tag: Robotics

The Fabrication Lab invites you to our unique Ceramic Patisserie: MAKE FOR UKRAINE! An Evening of Robotics + Ceramics to Raise Funds for Ukraine | Thursdays: March 31 and April 7, 2022

Posted on by Mirna Pedalo

We’d like to invite you to an evening workshop in the Fabrication Lab to raise funds for Ukraine.

The workshop is a one-off opportunity to try out the Lab, and to work with our robots and digitally fabricated tools to help you design and make your very own ceramic patisserie. We’ll provide all the materials, tools, and help you need to create your cake, and once it’s fired, it will be yours to keep forever.

MAKE FOR UKRAINE! is open to everyone, with reduced donations for students and Westminster colleagues. All proceeds, including profits from the Lab Bar, will be donated to humanitarian aid for the people of Ukraine.

Dates

Thursdays – 31st of March and 7th of April: 17:30, 18:00, 18:30 until 22:00

Minimum Donations
  • UoW Students – £20
  • UoW Staff + Alumni – £30
  • Visitors – £50
  • ViP – £100

To book tickets please go here.

Part 1 or Part 2 Architectural Research Assistant position at Grimshaw + Fabrication Lab Co-Lab

Posted on by Mirna Pedalo

We are delighted to announce a new collaboration between Grimshaw Architects and the Fabrication Lab. The project is launching in the next few weeks and will have a vacancy for a Part 1 or Part 2 Architectural Research Assistant. We will be looking for a creative, pro-active graduate, interested in working on a cutting-edge, practice-led research project. The position will be open to graduates from this or last year from our BA, BSc and MArch degrees.

The paid role will be based part-time in Grimshaw’s London Practice and part-time at Westminster in the Fabrication Lab. You’ll work on a project-based research agenda within Grimshaw‘s Computational Design Group, drawing on the resources and expertise in the Lab including CNC machining, robotics, 3D scanning and XR technologies. This role will be complemented by working in the Fabrication Lab assisting with the further development of our research-informed teaching.

You’ll need to be highly organised, have strong communication skills and have both an appreciation of the Grimshaw design ethos, as well as the teaching and research ambitions of the Fabrication Lab.

If you are interested in finding out more about this opportunity, please write an expression of interest to D.Scott@westminster.ac.uk, including a few sentences about what attracts you to the position. We expect to hold interviews within the next few weeks and for the position to begin soon after.

Architectural Robotics Theatre (A.R.T.) workshop at the FAB FEST – Apply by Sunday 16th April

Posted on by Mirna Pedalo

FAB FEST team is delighted to announce that FAB FEST ’17 will also feature the launch of the Architectural Robotics Theatre. A.R.T. is a series of research projects exploring how our industrial robots might be used to invent and develop new ways of working with a particular material to create innovative architecture. The projects will all culminate in a week-long public performance in the Lab’s unique robot cell overlooking Marylebone Road.

The first project will focus on innovative ways of working with card and use the robots to create a fantastic pavilion for FAB FEST. FAB LAB team is now looking for students to join the team. The project will be mentored by the Fabrication Lab staff together with Mentors from exparch.hochbau from Innsbruck University, and practitioners from the leading structural engineers, AKT II. In addition to the usual support provided by FAB FEST mentors, the A.R.T. team will also receive presentations in basic robotics, and will learn how to generate tool paths and work with these highly flexible digital fabrication tools. Note that the project will involve a commitment to attending these training workshops and will require a (very worthwhile) investment of your time.

Schedule:

April – Application period Thursday 6th – Sunday 16th of April

April – Design | Concept development

– Robotics | Introduction workshop

May – Design | Design a technical detail and build a 1:20 model

– Robotics | Design concept application and material testing

June – Fabrication | Working drawings production and robotic fabrication of parts

July – Festival | Pavilion installation in Ambika P3

Public robotic performance over the Festival week (2nd – 9th July)

If you wish to apply for this exciting workshop opportunity, the deadline to be part of the A.R.T. team is Sunday 16th April 2017. Please send contact details and a brief motivation paragraph (a description of why you want to apply in about 150 words) to art@fabricationlab.london

For more information, visit FABFEST.london and fablab.london/art, or for specific queries, please contact Eva Magnisali (art@fabricationlab.london).