An automated painting system that includes a robotic arm and a painting end effector coupled at a distal end of the robotic arm, with the painting end effector configured to apply paint to a target surface. The painting system can also include a computing device executing a computational planner that: generates instructions for driving the painting end effector and robotic arm to perform at least one painting task that includes applying paint, via the painting the end effector, to a plurality of drywall pieces, the generating based at least in part on obtained target surface data; and drives the end effector and robotic arm to perform the at least one painting task.

A device for producing a skin care pack using hydrogel and a control method of the device are disclosed. The device includes a housing which is provided with a door for selectively opening and closing a work space for forming a skin care pack, and which maintains a forming temperature required for producing the skin care pack; a platform having a base supported on a floor plate of the work space of the housing; a former including one or more nozzle modules which are provided to be movable in the work space, and each of which includes a pump for receiving a heated hydrogel and then discharging it onto the platform through a nozzle, and includes a cooling device for cooling a pump motor of the pump; and a control unit for controlling the discharge of the hydrogel from the nozzle modules.

An application method for applying an adhesive to an object includes applying, prior to applying the adhesive to a specified part of the object, the adhesive to a part different from the specified part, calculating an application quantity of the adhesive applied to the part different from the specified part, making a first correction configured to correct an application condition of the adhesive based on basis of a result of the calculation, and applying the adhesive to the specified part using the application condition corrected in the first correction.

A droplet ejecting apparatus includes a workpiece table configured to place a workpiece thereon, a droplet ejecting head configured to eject droplets onto the workpiece placed on the workpiece table, a Y-axis linear motor configured to move the workpiece table in a main scanning direction (Y-axis direction), a position detector configured to detect a position of a carriage mark, and a control unit configured to calculate the positional deviation amount in the main scanning direction between a detection position detected by the position detector and a reference position of the carriage mark and correct a droplet ejecting timing of the droplet ejecting head based on the positional deviation amount.

A processing apparatus used in processing a workpiece having a device in each of a plurality of regions that includes a chuck table holding the workpiece, positioning means positioning the workpiece before grinding, resin coating means including a rotatable spinner table for coating the workpiece with a resin, cleaning means, a grinding unit, and a transfer unit. The transfer unit includes a first transfer unit transferring the workpiece from the positioning means to the spinner table and from the spinner table to the chuck table, a second transfer unit transferring the workpiece from the chuck table to the cleaning means, and a front/back surface inversion transfer unit taking over the workpiece from the cleaning means to the second transfer unit.

Problem: To provide a technology for forming a planar liquid film having less surface unevenness than ever before using a jet-type discharge device.

Solution: Provided is a planar liquid film forming method of forming a planar liquid film on an application target using a jet-type discharge device having a plurality of discharge ports, and an apparatus for implementing the method. In the method, the plurality of discharge ports are arranged on a straight nozzle arrangement line 140, and are arranged with such a distance from one another that globs of a liquid material having landed on the application target can join together to form a linear liquid film. The method includes: a unitary linear liquid film forming step of forming a unitary linear liquid film 404 by discharging the liquid material such that a plurality of liquid globs simultaneously discharged from the plurality of discharge ports have no contact with one another before landing on the application target, and by letting globs of the liquid material having landed join together on the application target; and a specific planar liquid film forming step of forming a specific planar liquid film 405 from a plurality of unitary linear liquid films 404 by successively executing the unitary linear liquid film forming steps while moving the jet-type discharge device and the application target relative to each other in a direction perpendicular to the nozzle arrangement line 140 so that the plurality of unitary linear liquid films 404 join together.

Problem: To provide a technology for forming a planar liquid film having less surface unevenness than ever before using a jet-type discharge device.

Solution: Provided is a planar liquid film forming method of forming a planar liquid film on an application target using a jet-type discharge device having a plurality of discharge ports, and an apparatus for implementing the method. In the method, the plurality of discharge ports are arranged on a straight nozzle arrangement line 140, and are arranged with such a distance from one another that globs of a liquid material having landed on the application target can join together to form a linear liquid film. The method includes: a unitary linear liquid film forming step of forming a unitary linear liquid film 404 by discharging the liquid material such that a plurality of liquid globs simultaneously discharged from the plurality of discharge ports have no contact with one another before landing on the application target, and by letting globs of the liquid material having landed join together on the application target; and a specific planar liquid film forming step of forming a specific planar liquid film 405 from a plurality of unitary linear liquid films 404 by successively executing the unitary linear liquid film forming steps while moving the jet-type discharge device and the application target relative to each other in a direction perpendicular to the nozzle arrangement line 140 so that the plurality of unitary linear liquid films 404 join together.

A surface treatment vehicle for manufacturing a wind turbine blade is provided, the vehicle including: a transportation unit for locomotion of the vehicle, and a filling unit for applying a filler material on a surface of the blade, wherein the filling unit includes: a dispensing head for dispensing the filler material, the dispensing head being moveably attached to the transportation unit, and a tank for storing the filler material, the tank being attached to the transportation unit and fluidly connected to the dispensing head. Having the surface treatment vehicle with the filling unit allows an easier, faster, safer and more efficient manufacturing of a wind turbine blade.

A surface treatment vehicle for manufacturing a wind turbine blade is provided, the vehicle including: a transportation unit for locomotion of the vehicle, and a filling unit for applying a filler material on a surface of the blade, wherein the filling unit includes: a dispensing head for dispensing the filler material, the dispensing head being moveably attached to the transportation unit, and a tank for storing the filler material, the tank being attached to the transportation unit and fluidly connected to the dispensing head. Having the surface treatment vehicle with the filling unit allows an easier, faster, safer and more efficient manufacturing of a wind turbine blade.

A substrate processing method is executed by a substrate processing apparatus. The substrate processing apparatus includes a processing tank, and a bubble supply pipe disposed in the processing tank. In the substrate processing method, a substrate holding section immerses a substrate in an alkaline processing liquid stored in the processing tank. A bubble supply section supplies bubbles to the alkaline processing liquid from below the substrate with the substrate immersed in the alkaline processing liquid, the bubbles being supplied from a plurality of bubble holes provided in the bubble supply pipe.