Lab
Where the work is done
Indexlab, a research laboratory of the Politecnico di Milano at the Lecco campus.
“A cross-disciplinary research environment committed to materializing memorable design aesthetics through innovative and competitive realization processes.”
That is how the Politecnico describes it. The lab covers algorithmic design, 3D and 4D modelling, robotic programming, and the design and realisation of innovative building systems, and runs workshops in computational design and robotic fabrication.
- InstitutionPolitecnico di Milano
- CampusPolo Territoriale di Lecco
- AddressVia Gaetano Previati 1c, 23900 Lecco
- DirectionPierpaolo Ruttico, founder and managing director · Giuliana Iannaccone, innovation manager and scientific coordinator
- MaterialsNatural materials, metals, polymers, cement-based materials and composites
Research areas
- Robotic assembly systems for free-form structures and claddings
- Robotic manufacturing of mass-customised insulated wall panels
- Cellular aggregate systems for free-form structures and claddings
- Responsive facade optimisation for double-curved surfaces
- Reciprocal frame optimisation for spatial structures
- Reciprocal shading systems for double-curved surfaces
- Rapid mould manufacturing for mass-customised elements
- Reconfigurable mould systems for mass-customised panels
- Robotic 3D printing systems
The cell
Two arms, one program
An R2000iC and an M710iC on Güdel rails under a single R-30iB controller. Our fork of the Robots plugin for Rhino 8 and Grasshopper extends the Fanuc post-processor to emit multi-group .LS programs, with the rail axes treated as part of the kinematic chain.