The author described a project of that he participated in -- the continuing construction of Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia Church. He applied robotic fabrication and bespoke the columns for that church. I think using robot to bespeak certain shapes of construction pieces is a very novel way, as those shapes are difficult to complete by hand. The columns looks like sculptures, which are very complex and match well with the church at the same time. In ancient times, only those well trained craftsmen could built such beautiful art works. For now, although computer aided design is already a well developed system and people can realize them in computers, it is still difficult for us to deal with those columns in real world. However, robots provide us a possible way to fulfill our ideas. It is a bridge connecting real and virtual world.
So I feel excited about our class now. In the past month, I experienced a difficult time. At first, I feel questioned about the class as I think it may not be useful because robot is not pervasive. Then I felt difficult to study Grasshopper and I could not do anything about the program but turning for my group members. When class went in depth, I gradually got more fun once we together finish an assignment as there were infinite potentials. I think I have already overcome some of the difficulties and I will continue to overcome more. I think using robot to bespeak pieces will become an important part in the future.
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