The robots will do the heavy lifting and positioning, making the assembling process less expensive, according to the researchers.
Researchers from ETH Zurich are building a 22.5-metre-tall green hanging garden with the help of artificial intelligence and robots.
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The hanging structure will be made using five wooden pods that are slightly offset from each other and supported by eight thin steel pillars.
Four suspended robotic arms, in sync with each other, will pick the wooden panel assigned to them, perform a high-precision dance and finally put the panels into place as per the computer design. The movement of the robots will be controlled by an algorithm to avoid any collision during execution.
