Design by Technology

The Design by Technology professorship explores the boundaries of creative design processes using digital manufacturing and interaction technologies. Digital manufacturing technologies such as 3D printing, CNC processes, and collaborative robotics (human-machine cooperation) play an important role in education alongside traditional craftsmanship techniques and are an integral part of everyday teaching. The professorship focuses on a holistic approach to this topic through the development of suitable teaching methods and intuitive cross-technology software interfaces, and the creation of suitable organizational forms to make technologies accessible and usable for students. Innovative design potential is tapped into through students' direct engagement with digital manufacturing technologies, and the methods are further developed through their application in the manufacture of products.

Design by Technology is also conducting research into teaching in and with university Fab Labs in the FAB101 research project funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, together with its consortium partners from RWTH Aachen University, the University of Siegen, and the University of Bremen.