Demonstrating AirTied: Automatic Personal Fabrication of Truss Structures
Authors: 
Lukas Rambold, 
Robert Kovacs, 
Conrad Lempert, 
Muhammad Abdullah, Helena Lendowski, Lukas Fritzsche, Martin Taraz, 
Patrick BaudischAuthors Info & Claims
Lukas Rambold, Robert Kovacs, Conrad Lempert, Muhammad Abdullah, Helena Lendowski, Lukas Fritzsche, Martin Taraz, Patrick BaudischAuthors Info & ClaimsArticle No.: 4, Pages 1 - 3
Abstract
We demonstrate AirTied [Rambold et al., 2023], a device that fabricates truss structures in a fully automatic fashion. AirTied achieves this by unrolling a 20cm-wide inflatable plastic tube and tying nodes into it. AirTied creates nodes by holding onto a segment of tube, stacking additional tube segments on top of it, tying them up, and releasing the result. The resulting structures are material-efficient and light as well as sturdy, as we demonstrate by creating a 6m-tower. Unlike the prior art, AirTied requires no scaffolding and no building blocks, bringing automated truss construction into the reach of personal fabrication.
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