Sam Wilcock

Publications

Papers and chapters on robotic assembly, discrete shells and digital fabrication, most of them written with the Arch//Struct Lab.

2026

  1. A reconfigurable hardware-geometry system for the assembly of multiple structures from finite panel kits and adaptable nodes

    Sam Wilcock, Emil Korkis and Ornella Iuorio

    Proceedings of the IASS-IWSS 2026 Symposium

  2. Teaching Architectural Design from Stock: A course-based framework for material reuse leveraging digital design and fabrication

    Ornella Iuorio, Bruno Figueiredo and Sam Wilcock

    Proceedings of the 44th eCAADe Conference (eCAADe 2026)

  3. Fusion of fiducial marker and point cloud data for reliable multi-camera tracking in robotic assembly of construction elements

    Sam Wilcock and Ornella Iuorio

    Construction Robotics

  4. Privacy-Preserving Occupancy Estimation from IEQ and BIM for Demand-Controlled Building Operation

    Ivan Smirnov, Sam Wilcock, Liubov Chechulina, Ornella Iuorio, Tiziana Poli and Fulvio Re Cecconi

    SSRN Preprint Server Preprint

  5. Perception-driven assembly of spatial timber structures: a heterogeneous robotic approach using adjustable fixtures

    Sam Wilcock and Ornella Iuorio

    AM Perspectives 3 In press

  6. Heterogeneous robot teams for construction in cluttered environments

    Sam Wilcock and Ornella Iuorio

    Robotics in Architecture In press

  7. Digitizing waste: teaching circular construction through computational workflows and digital fabrication

    Ornella Iuorio, Sam Wilcock and Bruno Figueiredo

    ReSBE26 In press

2025

  1. Neural Network Tree Identification from Street View Images to Estimate CO2 Sequestration

    Sam Wilcock, Ivan Smirnov and Ornella Iuorio

    Envisioning the Futures - Designing and Building for People and the Environment

  2. Towards automating the workflow for design, manufacturing, and assembly process feedback of discrete panel structures

    Sam Wilcock and Ornella Iuorio

    Structures and Architecture - REstructure REmaterialize REthink REuse

  3. Kinetic Harlequin: an interactive kinetic sculpture simulating nature through discrete mechanisms

    Sam Wilcock and Ornella Iuorio

    Metamorphosis: Transforming Italian Architecture

  4. Robotic manipulators as advanced manufacturing agents for laser-cut construction systems

    Sam Wilcock and Ornella Iuorio

    AM Perspectives 2: Research in advanced manufacturing for architecture and construction

  5. Efficient Robotic Assembly of Shell Structures

    Sam Wilcock

    University of Leeds PhD thesis

  6. Dispositivo di presa meccanico (Mechanical gripping device)

    Sam Wilcock and Ornella Iuorio

    Italian Patent Application No. 102025000024571, assigned to Politecnico di Milano Patent application, pending

2024

  1. Integrating R-funicularity, local stability and inter-panel constraint assessment for discrete timber shell construction design

    Sam Wilcock, Han Fang, Mehmet R. Dogar and Ornella Iuorio

    Structures

  2. Design for deconstruction through digital fabrication of thin spatial systems

    Ornella Iuorio, Sam Wilcock and Emil Korkis

    Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering

  3. Methodology for Stability Assessment of Discretised Shell Structures During Robotic Assembly

    Sam Wilcock, Mehmet R. Dogar and Ornella Iuorio

    Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering

2022

  1. Automated robotics agents for assembly-aware design of shells

    Sam Wilcock, Jordan H. Boyle, Mehmet R. Dogar and Ornella Iuorio

    Structures and Architecture. A Viable Urban Perspective?