Prof. Dr.-Ing. Annika Raatz
she is head of the Institute of Assembly Technology and Robotics. Together with André Hürkamp, she leads project B04 and is responsible for the scientific management and coordination with a particular focus on robotics and automation. In this role, she represents the project both internally and externally.
Project(s)
Process Control and Adaptive Path Planning for Additive Manufacturing Processes Based on Industrial Robots with an Extended Degree of Freedom
Publications
2024 | G. Dielemans, L. Lachmayer, N. Khader, N. Hack, A. Raatz, K. Dörfler: Robotic Repair: In-Place 3D Printing for Repair of Building Components Using a Mobile Robot Construction 3D Printing, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-64269-2_20
2025 | K. Dörfler, G. Dielemans, S. Leutenegger, S.E. Jenny, J. Pankert, J. Sustarevas, L. Lachmayer, A. Raatz, D. Lowke: Advancing construction in existing contexts: Prospects and barriers of 3d printing with mobile robots for building maintenance and repair Cement and Concrete Research, 186, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconres.2024.107656
2025 | R. Dörrie, L. Lachmayer, A. Baghdadi, M. David, K. Dröder, A. Raatz, H. Kloft: Investigation on process guidelines and geometric capabilities for robust shotcrete 3D printing, Materials & Design, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2025.115050
Data | LeoPARD, 2025, https://doi.org/10.24355/dbbs.084-202510271126-0
2025 | R. Dörrie, L. Lachmayer, A. Baghdadi, M. David, K. Dröder, A. Raatz, H. Kloft: Investigation on process guidelines and geometric capabilities for robust shotcrete 3D printing Materials & Design, 2025, 115050, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2025.115050
Data |LeoPARD, 2025, https://doi.org/10.24355/dbbs.084-202510271126-0
2024 | L. Lachmayer, T. Recker, V. Ekanayaka, A. Hürkamp, A. Raatz: Multi-model based additive manufacturing: A framework for automated large-scale 3D concrete printing with industrial robots, Proceedings of 2024 IEEE 20th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE), https://doi.org/10.1109/CASE59546.2024.10711326
Data |Zenodo, 2025, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17899305
2024 | L. Lachmayer, J. Quantz, H. Heeren, T. Recker, R. Dörrie, H. Kloft, A. Raatz: A spatial multi-layer control concept for strand geometry control in robot-based additive manufacturing processes Fourth RILEM International Conference on Concrete and Digital Fabrication Munich, RILEM Bookseries, vol 53, Springer, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-70031-6_14
2024 | L. Lachmayer, T. Recker, L. Dittrich, R. Dörrie, H. Kloft, A. Raatz: Inline image-based reinforcement detection for concrete additive manufacturing processes using a convolutional neural network Proceedings of the 41st ISARC,2024 https://doi.org/10.22260/ISARC2024/0007
Data | ReinforcementInFoam_Image_Dataset, Zenodo, 2025, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15096976.
2023 | G. Dielemans, L. Lachmayer, N. Kadher, N. Hack, A. Raatz, K. Dörfler: Robotic Repair: In-place 3D Printing for Repair of Building Components using a Mobile Robot. In: 4th International Conference on 3D Construction Printing (4th 3DcP), Singapore; Springer.
2023 | L. Lachmayer, N. Müller, T. Herlyn, A. Raatz: Volume flow-based process control for robotic additive manufacturing processes in construction 2023 IEEE 19th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE)
2022 | Lachmayer L., Dörrie R., Kloft H., Raatz A.: Process Control for Additive Manufacturing of Concrete Components. In: RILEM Bookseries Vol. 37, pp. 351-356, (3rd RILEM International Conference on Concrete and Digital Fabrication (DC 2022), England), (6 pages), https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06116-5_52
2022 | Lachmayer, L.; Böhler, D.; Freund, N.; Mai, I.; Lowke, D.; Raatz, A.: Modelling the influence of material and process parameters on shotcrete 3D printing strands – cross-section adjustment for automatic robotic manufacturing. Automation in Construction, Volume 145, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2022.104626
2022 | Dielemans, G.; Lachmayer, L.; Recker, T.; Atanasova, L.; Hechtl, M.; Matthäus, C.; Raatz, A.; Dörfler, K.: Mobile Additive Manufacturing: A Case Study of Clay Formwork for Bespoke in Situ Concrete Construction. In: Buswell, R., Blanco, A., Cavalaro, S., Kinnell, P. (eds) Third RILEM International Conference on Concrete and Digital Fabrication. DC 2022. RILEM Bookseries, vol 37. Springer, Cham.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06116-5_3
2022 | Dörfler, K.; Dielemans, G.; Lachmayer, L.; Recker, T.; Raatz, A.; Lowke, D.; Gerke, M.: Additive Manufacturing using mobile robots: Opportunities and challenges for building construction. In: Cem. Concr. Res., vol. 158, Aug. 2022, doi: 10.1016/J.CEMCONRES.2022.106772.
2022 | Ekanayaka, V.; Lachmayer, L.; Raatz, A; Hürkamp, A.: Approach to optimize the interlayer waiting time in additive manufacturing with concrete utilizing FEM modeling. In: Procedia CIRP Design, 2022
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2022.05.295
2022 | Böhler, D., Mai, I., Freund, N., Lachmayer, L., Raatz, A., Lowke, D.: Influence of Material and Process Parameters on Hardened State Properties of Shotcrete 3D-Printed Elements. In: Buswell, R., Blanco, A., Cavalaro, S., Kinnell, P. (eds) Third RILEM International Conference on Concrete and Digital Fabrication. DC 2022. RILEM Bookseries, vol 37. Springer, Cham.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06116-5_38
2022 | Lachmayer, Recker, T.; Dielemans, G.; Dörfler, K.; Raatz, A.: Autonomous sensing and localization of a mobile robot for multi-step additive manufacturing in construction. In: 24th International society for photogrammetry and remote sensing, 2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLIII-B1-2022-453-2022
2022 | Lachmayer, L.; Recker, T.; Raatz, A.: Contour Tracking Control for Mobile Robots applicable to Large-scale Assembly and Additive Manufacturing in Construction. In: 9th CIRP Conference on Assembly Technology and Systems, 2022
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2022.02.163
2021 | Lachmayer, L.; Ekanayaka, V.; Hürkamp, A.; Raatz, A.: Approach to an optimized printing path for additive manufacturing in construction utilizing FEM modeling. In: Procedia CIRP CMS, 2021.
2021 | Kloft, H., Gehlen, C., Dörfler, K., Hack, N., Henke, K., Lowke, D., Mainka, J. and Raatz, A. (2021), TRR 277: Additive Fertigung im Bauwesen. In: Bautechnik, 98: 222-231. – DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/bate.202000113.
