Monday, 18.05.2026, 15:15 via Zoom

From Design to Construction: Can Robots Build Your Design Autonomously?
– Automating Robotic Task and Motion Planning with AI and Software Engineering

This lecture explores how advanced AI methods, such as Behavior Trees, can support the automation of robotic construction from building designs. It highlights the technical challenges that often limit adoption of AI tools and shows how software engineering principles can help overcome these barriers, making AI tools more accessible and easier to apply.

Shermin Sherkat is a research associate and lecturer at the Institute for Computational Design and Construction (ICD), the Department for Computing in Architecture (ICD/CA), and the Institute for Control Engineering of Machine Tools and Manufacturing Units (ISW). She is also a lecturer and member of the Artificial Intelligence Software Academy, where she has trained over 100 architects to apply AI and software engineering techniques to their design challenges. Prior to this, she completed her master’s degree at the University of Tehran, with a thesis focused on developing an architectural design assistant software tool for designing residential complexes using model-driven software engineering.
Her current research at the University of Stuttgart focuses on two main areas: (1) automating robot task and motion planning for construction robotics directly from 3D design data by integrating heterogeneous AI techniques using extended behavior trees; and (2) developing low-code solutions that leverage advanced software engineering and automated code generation techniques to bridge the technical gap between AI methods and construction and fabrication practitioners. This enables architects and construction robotics specialists to utilize a range of AI tools by understanding their overarching functions and optimal applications, eliminating the need for time-consuming and error-prone manual coding.

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Meeting ID: 694 3577 0202