Bio-Cyber-Physical ‘Planetoids’ for Repopulating Residual Spaces
Pierre Oskam (Universidade do Porto, Universidade de Aveiro, TU Delft - Landscape Architecture)
H. H. Bier (Politecnico di Milano, TU Delft - History, Form & Aesthetics)
Hamed S Alavi (University of Fribourg)
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Abstract
Minimal interventions that provide various microclimates can stimulate both biodiversity and social accessibility of leftover spaces. New habitats are often developed for different animal and plant species based on studies of the microclimates typical of such residual spaces. By introducing interventions of 0.5-1.0 m diameter ‘planetoids’ placed at various locations, existing and new life is supported. The ‘planetoid’ described in this paper is prototyped by means of Design-to-Robotic-Production and -Operation (D2RP&O). This implies that it is not only produced by robotic means, but that it contains sensor-actuator mechanisms that allow humans to interact with them by establishing a bio-cyber-physical feedback loop.
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