3XN has unveiled its proposal for Cobot Hub, a collection of modular laboratories and offices for developing robots set to be built in Odense, Denmark.
Slated for completion in 2023, the 20,000-square-metre building has been designed as a shared space for robot developers Universal Robots and Mobile Industrial Robots.
It is expected to become the world's largest hub for developing cobots ? a type of robot designed to collaborate and share spaces with humans.
Above: Cobot Hub will take the form of a series of interlocking blocks. Top image: green roofs will help it blend in with its surroundings
Danish studio 3XN's proposal for Cobot Hub utilises a modular wooden frame, chosen as a nod to the process of combining various components to create robots. This will also provide the companies with flexibility as the framework will be easily adapted, scaled up or down to meet Universal Robots and Mobile Industrial Robots changing needs.
It will have a modular wooden structure that will be exposed in places
"We have worked closely with the users of the building since the beginning of the process, and we have conducted many interviews to outline what the new building needs to deliver," said Audun Opdal, senior partner at 3XN.
"A lot of different elements had to come together," continued Opdal. "The new building will house two independent companies that need everything from traditional office space to workshops, laboratories, and creative robot 'playrooms', whe...