Scribe 2.0

Scribe 2.0 is a custom lumber marking machine designed to accurately inscribe dimensional lumber with notations for construction operations, assembly directions, part numbers, and more. This research builds on the idea that materials and the tools that shape them are active participants in the design, fabrication, and construction process. Scribe 2.0, was created in response to the disconnect in current design methodologies, where digital techniques are prioritized at the expense of analog craft. Rather than privileging one, this research embraces and celebrates the relationship between digital precision and physical craft.

The “low-tech” machine not only informs new design protocols but also opens up novel opportunities for human-robot collaboration. This technique allows for the precise fabrication of one-off unique members and embeds layers of information, often depicted through drawing and model, directly onto the parts that are being constructed. The research and the artifacts it produces are an ongoing investigation into the spatial opportunities produced through Human-Robot Collaborative Construction (HRCC) techniques.