Improved Tools for Robotic Interior Painting

This paper presents new ideas for executing interior painting tasks by a robot.A unique end-effector was developed utilizing the advantages of the robotic system by an appropriate work-method.An analysis of the painting task,accompanied by full-scale experiments,was conducted in order to examine the integration between humans and the robot in their work.Two schemes of robotic systems,that differ from each other by their level of autonomy are introduced.An economic analysis is conducted to examine the profitability of each system.The implications are presented in a way that allows drawing specific conclusions adjusted to any local-market circumstances.