Robotics in the monument

Robotics in monuments
Contact person: Konstantin Goertz
The urban and village development and the construction planning of the last decades is often still strongly characterized by demolition and new construction. Protecting and renovating old and existing buildings is not only important for social, cultural and historical reasons, but also for reasons of sustainability in terms of saving energy and materials. Despite this, renovation is still usually more expensive than demolition and new construction, since the individuality of the monuments to be renovated often requires more planning and work. Specialized, skilled craftsmen from a wide variety of trades are indispensable for carrying out the work. Only with the skills and wealth of experience of these specialists is it possible to restore and continue to use historic building fabric. In the project "Robotics in Monuments", the Chair of Technical Design, together with the project partner, the Meißen District Craftsmen's Association, would like to investigate whether and how the use of digital technologies, especially robotics, can provide a solution. The focus is on the conceptual design of solution systems for human-robot collaboration, so that people in the renovation trade are supported by robotics. A user- and human-centered technology development approach is used to derive relevant requirements of the trade, the renovation object and the technology. Based on this comprehensive analysis, relevant and value-added collaboration scenarios of humans and robotics will be developed. This project is to be seen as a kind of door opener to gain well-founded knowledge and to derive a future strategy from it, how robotics and automation can support people in the refurbishment trade in the future.