Development of Exterior Wall Painting Robot Capable of Painting Walls with Indentations and Protrusions

We developed an exterior wall painting robot for the purpose of automating this painting operation. The robot is mounted on equipment which permits it to move up and down, left and right along the exterior walls of a building. It is computer controlled and activated simply by the operator pressing a switch on the control panel located on the ground. The robot is capable of painting a four square meter wall surface (4 m long ´ 1 m high) at one time. It is also equipped with sensors with measure indentations and protrusions in the wall surface, making it possible for it to paint exterior walls with windows, pillars or other indentations and protrusions.