Provided are an elongated tool support device and an elongated tool support method, with which an elongated tool can be supported with a simple manipulation and removed with a simple manipulation.

An elongated tool support device comprises a securing tool, a first shaft support that supports a shaft portion of an elongated tool from below, a brace member disposed between the securing tool and the first shaft support, and a second shaft support that is attached to the brace member and that supports the shaft portion of the elongated tool from above.

A mechanism for positioning at least two tools on a surface, which includes: a first body that is provided with a support section; driving means for moving the tools; and, control means for controlling the driving means and the tools, which are such that the tools can be brought with the driving means alternately with a tangent plane on their relevant machining surface or their relevant measuring surface adjoiningly against the surface against which the mechanism is supported.

A robotic drilling apparatus is described which has been adapted for drilling holes in ceilings and walls on a construction site. The apparatus (100) comprises a robotic arm (110) mounted to a substructure (112), the substructure comprising a lifting mechanism arranged to lift the robotic arm to a working position, wherein the robotic arm has a base end (110a) and a movable end (110b), the base end being mounted to an upper surface (114) of the lifting mechanism and the movable end being capable of movement with respect to the base end in a three dimensional space, wherein the robotic drilling apparatus further comprises a mount (120) provided on the movable end for holding a drilling device (122) and a control unit (134) for controlling the operation of the robotic arm. The lifting mechanism preferably comprises a scissor-jack lifting platform. The robotic arm (110) and any support structure (134) for the robotic arm weighs less than 43 kg, and preferably individually weigh less than 23 kg.

The Overhead Drill and Anchor Press is a single mobile mechanism designed for installation of anchors into a construction surface which is overhead and out of reach of the installer. The overhead drill and anchor press may include a mast, a turret assembly, a controller, and at least one drill. The overhead drill and anchor press can execute the anchor installation sequence automatically or manually with a controller by moving the drill position to drill the hole and set the anchor. The controller may be equipped with a digital display of the turret mounted camera for monitoring the process from the ground. The entire assembly may be manually pushed between target.

The invention relates to an automated device for drilling a hole in the vault and walls of a tunnel and for installing an anchoring element in said hole, characterized in that it comprises: a robot (5) comprising a base (50), a robotic arm (51) extending from the base and a multifunctional head (52) arranged at the end of the arm and movable over 360 degrees, said multifunctional head comprising a drilling means (520), a percussion means (521) suitable for inserting an anchoring element in the hole, and a vision system (522), an elevating platform (1) bearing a device (2) for guiding in translation the base of the robot, a control unit suitable for communicating with a controller of the robot and comprising a processor configured to determine in real time the position of the robot in a three-dimensional reference frame of the tunnel and a man-machine interface.

A screw-driving machine support for a plate-lifting tool comprises a telescopic mast comprising a fixed segment and a first telescopic segment mounted so as to slide inside the fixed segment and a lifting mechanism using a gear or winch for the first sliding segment relative to the fixed segment. The lifting mechanism comprises a driving shaft with a rotation axis and a reversible fastening means with a shaft for screwing and unscrewing a screw-driving machine, which comprises, in the position of use a member for fastening to the mast, a lateral stop which is vertical, parallel and laterally offset to the axis of rotation of the driving shaft by a given center distance and is designed to lock a screw-driving machine handle laterally in the position of use and a member for adjusting the position of the vertical stop (420) relative to the axis of rotation of the driving shaft.

The Overhead Drill and Anchor Press is a single mobile mechanism designed for installation of anchors into a construction surface which is overhead and out of reach of the installer. The overhead drill and anchor press may include a mast, a turret assembly, a controller, and at least one drill. The overhead drill and anchor press can execute the anchor installation sequence automatically or manually with a controller by moving the drill position to drill the hole and set the anchor. The controller may be equipped with a digital display of the turret mounted camera for monitoring the process from the ground. The entire assembly may be manually pushed between target.

A robotic drilling apparatus is described which has been adapted for drilling holes in ceilings and walls on a construction site. The apparatus (100) comprises a robotic arm (110) mounted to a substructure (112), the substructure comprising a lifting mechanism arranged to lift the robotic arm to a working position, wherein the robotic arm has a base end (110a) and a movable end (110b), the base end being mounted to an upper surface (114) of the lifting mechanism and the movable end being capable of movement with respect to the base end in a three dimensional space, wherein the robotic drilling apparatus further comprises a mount (120) provided on the movable end for holding a drilling device (122) and a control unit (134) for controlling the operation of the robotic arm. The lifting mechanism preferably comprises a scissor-jack lifting platform. The robotic arm (110) and any support structure (134) for the robotic arm weighs less than 43 kg, and preferably individually weigh less than 23 kg.

A work table assembly includes a table that may be positioned on a support surface. An object, such as lumber or the like, is selectively positioned on the table for cutting and otherwise manipulating. A plurality of extension units is provided and each of the extension units is slidably coupled to the table. Each of the extension units is selectively positioned in a deployed position to support an object that is larger than the table. Each of the extension units is selectively positioned in a stored position. A plurality of panels is provided and each of the panels is selectively positioned on the table to define a horizontal support surface.

A robotic drilling apparatus is described which has been adapted for drilling holes in ceilings and walls on a construction site. The apparatus comprises a robotic arm mounted to a substructure, the substructure comprising a lifting mechanism arranged to lift the robotic arm to a working position, wherein the robotic arm has a base end and a movable end, the base end being mounted to an upper surface of the lifting mechanism and the movable end being capable of movement with respect to the base end in a three dimensional space, wherein the robotic drilling apparatus further comprises a mount provided on the movable end for holding a drilling device and a control unit for controlling the operation of the robotic arm. The lifting mechanism preferably comprises a scissor-jack lifting platform. The robotic arm and any support structure for the robotic arm weighs less than 43 kg, and preferably individually weigh less than 23 kg.