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Robert Stuart-Smith
[edit]Robert Stuart-Smith is an architect and multidisciplinary design technologist whose work bridges architecture, computer science, and robotic construction. He leads research in computational design and autonomous manufacturing, and directs cross-institutional laboratories in architecture and computer science. Stuart-Smith is Assistant Professor of Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania’s Stuart Weitzman School of Design, where he is founding director of the Master of Science in Design: Robotics and Autonomous Systems (MSD-RAS) program.[1][2] He also holds an appointment as Principal Research Associate in the Department of Computer Science at University College London,[3] and directs the Autonomous Manufacturing Lab (AML), which operates across both institutions.[4][5]
Books
[edit]Stuart-Smith has authored and edited books that explore how computational design, robotics, and semi-autonomous processes can transform architectural practice and production, including:
- Behavioural Production: Semi-Autonomous Approaches to Architectural Design, Robotic Fabrication and Collective Robotic Construction (Taylor & Francis, 2024).[6]
- Robotic Fabrication and Architectural Design (ORO Editions, 2024).[7]
The Midwest Book Review website states that the Oro Editions book is "A seminal and groundbreaking study, Robotic Fabrication and Architectural Design: Integrated Approaches to Fabrication, Computation, and Architectural Design by Professor Stuart-Smith and a number of expert contributors is an ideal introduction to the subject of architecture and robotics. This profusely illustrated, large format...hardcover edition...is an ideal and recommended addition to personal, professional, and college/university library Architecture & Robotics collections and supplemental curriculum studies lists."[8]
Research
[edit]Stuart-Smith’s research explores computational design, robotic fabrication, and autonomous construction systems.
One of his best-known projects is Aerial Additive Manufacturing (Aerial-AM), a system in which fleets of drones cooperate to 3D print structures in flight. The work was published in Nature in 2022,[9] and attracted wide media attention. The Daily Beast reported on the project, quoting Stuart-Smith: “We've demonstrated the first-ever robots that are 3D-printing in flight”[10]. Smithsonian Magazine described it as “a swarm of 3D-printing drones [that] could alter the future of construction,” quoting Stuart-Smith on how the system could “extend digital fabrication into remote or difficult-to-access environments.”[11]. IEEE Spectrum reported on the dual-drone strategy of the system, in which "BuildDrones" extrude material while "ScanDrones" monitor progress, calling it “a proof-of-concept for cooperative aerial robotics in construction.”[12] Follow-up research was published in Science Robotics in 2024,[13] and was summarized in ScienceDaily as unlocking “new horizons in construction” by enabling robots to operate in hazardous or remote areas such as disaster zones or for high-rise building maintenance applications.[14] Stuart-Smith has also co-authored a review of collective robotic construction, published in Science Robotics.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ University of Pennsylvania. "Faculty Profile". Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ University of Pennsylvania. "Master of Science in Design: Robotics and Autonomous Systems (MSD-RAS)". Retrieved 2025-09-18.
- ^ University College London. "Staff Profile: Robert Stuart-Smith". Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ Autonomous Manufacturing Lab, University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ Autonomous Manufacturing Lab, University College London. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ Stuart-Smith (2024). Behavioural Production: Semi-Autonomous Approaches to Architectural Design, Robotic Fabrication and Collective Robotic Construction. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9780367463427.
- ^ Stuart-Smith (2024). Robotic Fabrication and Architectural Design. ORO Editions. ISBN 978-1-957183-96-1.
- ^ "Library Bookwatch: June 2025 – Architecture". Midwest Book Review. Midwest Book Review. June 23, 2025. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
- ^ Zhang; Stuart-Smith; Kovac. (2022). "Aerial Additive Manufacturing with Multiple Autonomous Robots". Nature. 609: 709–717. doi:10.1038/s41586-022-04988-4.
- ^ The Daily Beast. "Drones Will 3D Print Our Future Homes and Offices on the Fly". 21 September 2022. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
- ^ Smithsonian Magazine. "These 3D-Printing Drones Could Alter the Future of Construction". 22 September 2022. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
- ^ IEEE Spectrum. "Flying Robots 3D-Print Structures in Flight". 21 September 2022. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
- ^ Kaya; Stuart-Smith; Kovac. (2024). "Aerial Additive Manufacturing: Towards On-site Building Construction with Aerial Robots". Science Robotics. 10 (101). doi:10.1126/scirobotics.eado6251.
- ^ ScienceDaily. "Flying robots unlock new horizons in construction". 24 April 2025. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
- ^ Petersen; Napp; Stuart-Smith; Rus; Kovac. (2019). "A review of collective robotic construction". Science Robotics. 4 (28). doi:10.1126/scirobotics.aau8479.