AMALTEA continues to make progress towards more automated and efficient solutions for façade installation, combining research developments with hands-on robotic integration activities. Recent work carried out by project partners has resulted in both a new scientific contribution and important advances in the integration of robotic systems for construction applications.
New Research on Crane–Robot Cooperative Manipulation
A new paper entitled “Toward Crane–Robot Cooperative Manipulation in Curtain Wall Installation: A State-of-the-Art Analysis and Methodological Perspective” has been accepted for presentation at ISARC 2026 in Singapore, the annual symposium of the International Association for Automation and Robotics in Construction (IAARC).
The paper examines how crane–robot cooperation, compliant control and simulation-based methods can support the robotic installation of large curtain wall panels. The work contributes to AMALTEA’s objective of developing more advanced, automated and collaborative approaches for façade construction.
The research was carried out within AMALTEA at the Institut für Baubetriebslehre – University of Stuttgart, associated with the Cluster of Excellence IntCDC | University of Stuttgart, with work from Vincenzo Orlando and Kepa Iturralde.
The paper is available here:
https://lnkd.in/e3PEnBAR
Joint Integration Activities in Seville
In parallel, AMALTEA partners recently carried out a week of joint integration activities at ROVIMATICA in Seville, focusing on the development of a multi-end-effector system for robotic façade installation.
During the visit, Vincenzo Orlando and Niki Kentroti from the University of Stuttgart worked together with Renzo German Bazan Santos from Siemens on the integration of the robotic gripper system. The team also leveraged ROXSie to connect the PLC and industrial hardware with ROS 2, enabling command dispatch and sensor feedback within the ROS 2 ecosystem.
The integration activities were hosted and supported by Álvaro Flores Cueto and Inés Lara Sicilia from ROVIMATICA, with additional support from Florian Gramß from Siemens.
These activities represent an important step towards integrating robotic hardware, industrial control systems and software into a coordinated solution for automated façade installation. By combining research, simulation and practical system integration, AMALTEA continues to move towards more efficient and technologically advanced construction processes.
