B4- Project Outline

Topic selected: How Robotics Will Shape the Future of Intelligent Building Design/Construction

Type of project selected: Paper

1.        Introduction

1.        Background

2.        Motivation

2.        Robotics

1.        Benefits and Drawbacks

2.        Current Trends/Uses

3.        Potential for the Future

3.   Intelligent Building Design

1. Purpose 

2. Possible Improvements

      4.   Conclusion

            1. Summary

            2. Personal Feelings Towards the Subject

            3. Proposed Question

      5.   Appendix

            1. Relevant Figures

            2. Works Cited

            3. Miscellaneous Notes

            For this term project, I have elected to write a paper about robotics’ effect on the construction industry with a focus on the current trends and potential for the future of the industry. As we know, the development and integration of robotics into all aspects of fabrication such as stage design for shows, car manufacturing, and more has been on a consistent rise. We have come now to the question of robotics’ relevance to intelligent building design and production. 

In the paper, I will discuss the background relevant to understand the purpose of the paper as well as my own personal motivation to discuss this topic. I will then highlight the benefits of robotic integration as well as any drawbacks, while putting these into the context of modern trends in construction. I will build off of these ideas to describe my view of the future of this industry with regards to robotic integration. I will also describe the nature of intelligent building design to clarify its purpose and areas for improvement. At the end, I will be reiterating my beliefs as well as outlining a couple questions I have for the reader. I also intend to use relevant figures and make note of any findings I make along the way. 

In the past few years, I have really enjoyed the field of robotics and its potential for development in all areas of engineering. Personally, I really enjoy automotive engineering and robotics has taken that field by storm. It was a no-brainer to select robotics as my field of focus for this project, as we have touched on it quite often in class. I want to know how its development will affect the industry as well as the future of technology integration in human tasks and human careers.

            As for sources, I plan to make good use of the provided database of sources in Evernote. “Can Technology Solve Architects' Productivity Challenge?”, “Robots Will Take Jobs From Men”, and “The Construction Robots are Coming” are all good articles that will help develop my ideas for this project. In past terms, I have found that using sources is quite a demanding task, as most professors don’t provide the best resources. Thankfully, the large Evernote database of sources will make the integration of my ideas and others’ work seamless.

Sources Referenced: Baker, Kermit. Can Technology Solve Architects’ Productivity Challenge?AIA Architect. 3 January 2019.

Moley Robotics, Viki Knows, et al. The Construction Robots Are Coming. The B1M. 30 May 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKGGHdl3NyQ

Simonite, Tom. Robots Will Take Jobs from Men, The Young, and Minorities. Wired Business. 24 January 2019. https://www.wired.com/story/robots-will-take-jobs-from-men-young-minorities/

Adam Raifsnider, I really like that you have a strong interest in the field that you will be discussing in your project. It's important to have a vested interest in order to create a successful project. Your introduction is solid and your outline looks promising. I hope you enjoy doing your paper as much as I look forward to hopefully reading it.

Albert Hanan, I'm excited to see what you and Nick can produce. It's extremely helpful you already have a good idea of what you will be making as you have a good starting point going into this project.  Also, your mentioning of exceeding minimum requirements shows your drive and passion toward this field. I find it inspiring that you're going to actively keep progressive notes and work hard on this project. You show a great degree of dedication and passion and I hope your final project reflects that. The topic is great and your proposal is even better. Best of luck!

Ren, the idea of discussing BIM with respect to healthcare building design is quite a great one! Your outline is comprehensive and leaves me with a good idea of how the paper will be structured. Your early incorporation of citations shows you have a good grasp on writing scholarly papers. Your section choices for the outline look solid and it should be great!