手法の核心は、自己整列する複合入れ子ラティスモジュールの設計にある。モジュールはconjoined cuboctahedral-octahedral unitsで構成され、cuboctahedral部分はロボットの把持と整列のための表面を提供し、octahedral部分はスクリューで解放可能なスナップフィットコネクタとレセプタを備える。入れ子配置により、x, y, z軸に沿ってモジュールがインターロックし、3次元集合を形成する。この設計により、ロボットは正確な位置決めを必要とせず、自己整列によって組み立てが容易になる。また、スクリューで解放可能なコネクタにより、分解と再利用が可能で、再構成可能な構造を実現する。
Robotic construction systems often treat the material system and the robot as separate design problems, locating intelligence primarily in hardware, sensing, motion planning, and control. This project instead investigates how geometric intelligence can be encoded within architected material systems to simultaneously address requirements for robotic grasping, self-alignment, reversible connection, structural performance, and three-dimensional aggregation. We introduce a self-aligning compound nested lattice module composed of conjoined cuboctahedral-octahedral units. The cuboctahedral features of the modules provide defined surfaces for robotic grasping and alignment, while the octahedral features incorporate screw-releasable snap-fit connectors and corresponding receptors. Additionally, we present a nested arrangement that enables interlocking aggregation along the x, y, and z axes. We demonstrate the system through furniture and architectural scale structures assembled using both a robotic arm and mobile assembler. The resulting configurations include seating, spanning structures, surfaces, and vertical frames. Compression testing of the compound module produced a stiffness of 4,556 N/mm, a maximum load of 3,445 N, and a compressive modulus of 17.5 MPa. The modules can also be disassembled and reused across different configurations, supporting reconfigurable and circular construction.