自动刷墙机器人

Silicon Valley appears to have its eyes set on disrupting the paint industry. That’s because, thanks to a new autonomous robot, you may never have to paint your own walls again.

Scientists behind the robot, named Maverick, claim that it can paint walls evenly and with striking accuracy.

MIST, or mobile intelligent spraying technologies, is the team behind the robot and is made up of engineering students from the University of Waterloo.

Maverick is equipped with sensors that make it a fully-functioning autonomous robot, MIST says. “The traditional manual painting process is slow, costly, inefficient and hazardous*,” MIST noted on its website.

Maverick, which was unveiled last month, attempts to relieve some of those pain points. It uses mapping technology and an elevator-like shaft to spray paint up and down the walls.

It’s fitted with a platform, arm and spray system that allows for even coating.

Maverick starts by mapping a room and then rolls around to paint spots that are supposed to be coated, while avoiding spaces that aren’t supposed to be.

MIST said it hopes to add other features in the future that can make it even easier to use.(SD-Agencies)