Robert Stuart-Smith
Director of the AML, Program Director MSD-RAS
Robert is the director of Penn's Autonomous Manufacturing Lab ( AML-PENN), Assistant Professor of Architecture, and Program Director for Penn’s new Masters of Science in Design in Robotics and Autonomous Systems (MSD-RAS). Stuart-Smith’s research explores architecture through robotic manufacturing and generative design, specializing in multi-agent systems and behavior-based computation. He also co-directs AML-PENN’s sister lab, AML-UCL, in the Department of Computer Science at University College of London, where he is currently undertaking funded research into autonomous multi-robot construction.
Patrick Danahy
Research Assistant
Patrick is a Research Assistant in the AML and third year Masters of Architecture student at the University of Pennsylvania Weitzman School of Design. His work in the AML focuses on additive manufacturing, custom agent contouring, tool making, and is currently moving towards work in real-time robotics and computer vision. In his second year he received the Kanter-Tritsch Prize in Energy and Architectural Innovation, among several others including the T-Square Fellowship, the Van Alen Traveling Fellowship, the Dales Fellowship, and the Schenk-Woodman Merit Award. His current work focuses on architectural surveying of the art nouveau and the development of Generative Adversarial Networks.
Mariana Righi
Research Assistant
Mariana is a Researcher Assistant in the AML, lab-operator for Penn's ARI Robotics Lab, and Adjunct Professor at North-Eastern University. Mariana holds a Masters in Advanced Architectural Design from Penn’s Weitzman School of Design where she studied as a Fullbright Fellow. She is a Registered Architect in Argentina, where she worked for a social housing program, on different multi-family housing projects, and also taught at University of Buenos Aires for eight years. Her research interests center on exploring aesthetic possibilities and construction innovations associated with robotic fabrication.
David Forero
Research Assistant
David is an M.Arch 2020 candidate at the University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design. He received his undergraduate degree in Environmental Design from Texas A&M University and has since been part of various professional and academic projects. David has held several Teaching Assistant positions within Penn’s Weitzman School of Design and is currently working as a Research Assistant at the AML.
Andrew Homick
Research Assistant
Description coming soon…
Natalia Revelo La Rotta
Research Assistant
Natalia is a Research Assistant in the AML. Originally from Bucaramanga, Colombia, Natalia is a candidate in the Master of Architecture program at the Stuart Weitzman School of Design. She received her undergraduate degree in Visual Studies with a Concentration in Architecture Practice and Technology from the University of Pennsylvania.
Musab M. Badahdah
Research Assistant
Musab is a Research Assistant in the AML, operating the Penn’s ARI Robotics Lab, teaching assistant at the Wietzeman school of Design, and a professional design architect. Musab holds a Masters of Science degree in Advanced Architectural design from the University of Pennsylvania, Wietzman School of Design on a Saudi fellowship. He is a registered architect in Saudi Arabia, where he worked on aviation, hospitality, and healthcare projects. Musab interested in researching emerging architectural typology and spatial complexity associated with computational methods and digital fabrication.
