SHAPING FORMS

The project looks at a robotic approach to dynamic form-making and material transformations through tensile testing of materials. An opportunity for experimental digital and physical form exploration for form-finding techniques by fusing a robotic arm framework with tensile materials to challenge conventional digital fabrication. By engaging with different materials– fabric or film, tensile strengths and limits in the context of scales and sizes are tested.  

How robotics and making can bridge the gap between abstraction and action, theory and practice, seeing and doing. Developing a pipeline for experimentation becomes not just a technical endeavor but a process of inquiry, that elaborates on how we design, learn, and reflect.

The focus shifts away from solving singular problems toward understanding the iterative and experiential nature of design itself. This approach frames making as an avenue for discovery, a way to navigate and deepen our questions about the relationship between tools, processes, and human creativity.