Publications / 1993 Proceedings of the 10th ISARC, Houston, USA
Fireproofing material spraying is one of the labor intensive construction works under inferior working environment. Toward improvement of the working surroundings as well as the work efficiency, a semi-automatic fireproof material spraying robot has been experimentally constructed. It features a double-nozzle design and a man-machine cooperative system. Small-scale spraying tests were carried out with the prototype. The tests indicated that the following ideas can provide a guide to the development of construction robots: 1) Complex mechanisms and advanced control functions can be eliminated by adopting a man-machine cooperative system; this makes it possible to reduce the cost of the robot. 2) A robot can operate under heavy loads that world be difficult for humans, making it possible to raise work efficiency.