Abstract While a consensus exists that advanced digital and mechatronic technology is on the cusp of profoundly impacting virtually every manufacturing and industry sector, there are some industries that seem to have profited far less from this ongoing ‘revolution’. One prominent example of this is the construction sector and, in particular, building construction. In this paper, we aim at discussing some of the reasons for this apparent lack, and some reasons why this might change in the near future. We introduce the problem of digital in situ fabrication as both a significant challenge and a huge opportunity. We support the discussion with an example of a robotically-fabricated digital concrete wall. Overall, we find that solving in situ fabrication constitutes an inherently multidisciplinary challenge.

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数字原位制造——机器人原位制造在建筑、施工等领域的挑战和机遇

摘要 虽然人们一致认为先进的数字和机电一体化技术正处于对几乎所有制造业和工业部门产生深远影响的风口浪尖，但有些行业似乎从这场正在进行的“革命”中获益甚少。这方面的一个突出例子是建筑业，尤其是建筑业。在本文中，我们旨在讨论造成这种明显缺乏的一些原因，以及这种情况在不久的将来可能会发生变化的一些原因。我们将数字原位制造问题介绍为重大挑战和巨大机遇。我们以机器人制造的数字混凝土墙为例来支持讨论。总的来说，我们发现解决原位制造构成了一个固有的多学科挑战。