Do Robots Dream of Construction Sites? / Aude Billard, Stefana Parascho / ARCHIZOOM x CRCL
Event details
| Date | 08.09.2026 |
| Hour | 18:15 |
| Speaker | Aude Billard, Stefena Parascho |
| Location | |
| Category | Cultural events |
| Event Language | English |
DO ROBOTS DREAM OF CONSTRUCTION SITES?
09.09-05.12.2026
Tuesday 8 September 2026
6.15pm – Introduction by Cyril Veillon
6.30pm – Discussion between Stefana Parascho and Aude Billard, moderated by Pier Vittorio Aureli
7.30pm – Opening doors and aperitive
To mark the opening of the exhibition Do Robots Dream of Construction Sites?, organised in collaboration with prof. Stefana Parascho, Director of the CRCL – Lab for Creative Computation at EPFL, we are delighted to welcome prof. Aude Billard, a physicist and pioneer in the fields of machine learning and human-robot interaction. She heads the LASA laboratory, the Laboratory for Algorithms and Learning Systems at EPFL.
What if robots didn’t replace us, but worked alongside us? Robots are capable of assembling, analysing, experimenting and learning from their mistakes. Could they take on construction work without replacing human labour? Research carried out by the CRCL – Lab for Creative Computation at EPFL explores a form of collaboration between humans and machines that departs from the traditional promise of automation. It opens the way to more inclusive building sites and non-standardised, more environmentally friendly architecture that goes beyond the mere logic of replacement and productivity.
09.09-05.12.2026
Tuesday 8 September 2026
6.15pm – Introduction by Cyril Veillon
6.30pm – Discussion between Stefana Parascho and Aude Billard, moderated by Pier Vittorio Aureli
7.30pm – Opening doors and aperitive
To mark the opening of the exhibition Do Robots Dream of Construction Sites?, organised in collaboration with prof. Stefana Parascho, Director of the CRCL – Lab for Creative Computation at EPFL, we are delighted to welcome prof. Aude Billard, a physicist and pioneer in the fields of machine learning and human-robot interaction. She heads the LASA laboratory, the Laboratory for Algorithms and Learning Systems at EPFL.
What if robots didn’t replace us, but worked alongside us? Robots are capable of assembling, analysing, experimenting and learning from their mistakes. Could they take on construction work without replacing human labour? Research carried out by the CRCL – Lab for Creative Computation at EPFL explores a form of collaboration between humans and machines that departs from the traditional promise of automation. It opens the way to more inclusive building sites and non-standardised, more environmentally friendly architecture that goes beyond the mere logic of replacement and productivity.
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Practical information
- General public
- Free
Organizer
- Archizoom, EPFL Architecture
Contact
- Cyril Veillon, Solène Hoffmann