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About Block by Block workshop

In this workshop, we explore the unique challenges and opportunities that multi-agent systems (MAS) present for push manipulation of loose materials for site preparation and prefabricated assembly.


Robots with general-purpose pushing tools can handle key site preparation tasks like mapping, leveling, and shaping loose materials. Modular construction complements this by providing a scalable, robot-friendly approach to assembly.

Efficiently coordinating heterogeneous robot teams requires advanced planning and scheduling. This workshop explores sequencing, bioinspired techniques, and optimization to efficiently solve these tasks.


Join us to explore cutting-edge research in modular construction and site preparation! Learn how to ask the right questions and drive impactful innovations.

Highlights

Expert talks

Insightful talks from top notch invited speakers!

World Café

Join our innovative interactive discussion session!

Poster session

Present your contributed work!

Info and submissions will open on February the 24th 2025

To submit an abstract please visit the workshop submission page and create an EasyAbs account

For any questions please contact our staff

Schedule

Morning

09:00 - 09:30 Opening remarks
09:30 - 10:30 Keynote Speakers
Collective Construction in Landscape Architecture
Karen Lee Bar-Sinai
Designing Multi-Agent Matter
Karola Dierichs
10:30 - 10:45 Coffee Break
10:45 - 11:45 Keynote Speakers
Attachment mechanisms in robotic self-assembly
Mark Yim
Planning approaches for collaborative construction with the TERMES robots
Sven Koenig
11:45 - 12:30 Lightning talks & Poster session

Afternoon

12:30 - 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 - 14:00 Poster session
14:00 - 15:00 Keynote Speakers
Decentralized Strategies for Multi-Robot Object Transport and Collision-Free Navigation
Spring Berman
Distributed Learning for Scalable Coordination in Robotic Multi-Agent Systems
Guillaume Sartoretti
15:00 - 15:15 Coffee Break
15:15 - 16:30 World Café
16:30 - 17:00 Open discussion
17:00 - 17:30 Feedback and Closing Remarks