A LITTLE HELP FROM THE ROBOTS
The projects below, as with all of my work, are experiments in a combination of structure, aesthetics, and fabrication-readiness. The projects also served in large part as the ‘warm-up’ for later professional design work I would do, including the CNC-cut ramp designs for Rocket Ramps.
For those who aren’t familiar, the CNC, or Computer Numeric Controlled router, is a robotic router machine that can cut shapes from stock material based on a computer-designed file. Naturally, all the projects below exist in full detail inside the 3d modeling software before they are digested into files that can be sent to the machine. Among many advantages of using such technology are incredible precision, tight tolerances, and a freedom to use complicated curvature.
CANTILEVER TABLE, V1.0
This table is the product of two major constraints; first, to be a fully functioning table that has no legs with which to collide when sliding into the couches, and secondly, to support itself without any fasteners or attachments into the floor or wall of the rental apartment. Therefore, this design relies on a series of friction-fit ribs that support the table top, as well as distribute loads properly to keep the table upright, leveraging the help of two 120 lb concrete lugs that are secretly nestled inside the base of the table, without touching the floor.
