Yabanigul, Meryem N.Yazar, Tugrul2024-07-182024-07-1820210926-58051872-7891https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2021.103671https://hdl.handle.net/11411/7295Robotic arms are being used by construction firms and schools of architecture around the world in design/build researches and material studies. Robotic hotwire cutting (RHC) is a commonly used technique in these studies. This technique has limitations on the production of free-form objects. This paper addresses this limitation by proposing an alternative non-linear robotic hotwire cutting (NL-RHC) workflow. The original contribution of this workflow is the usage of a shape memory alloy (SMA) as a cutting wire, that enables the production of curved forms. The workflow was tested on the production of a Gyroid-like modular system to reveal its advantages and limits. Several attempts were made to find the most accurate approximation of the Gyroid. The result suggested that NL-RHC would be an efficient solution for the production of curved surfaces if the SMA is trained and the robot path is calculated correctlyeninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessRobotic Hotwire CuttingShape Memory WireMinimal SurfacesGyroidExpanded PolystyreneArticle2-s2.0-8510308666810.1016/j.autcon.2021.103671Q1126Q1WOS:000649684500005