A method of covering a surface of a building, the method comprising spraying an expandable foam material onto the surface and allowing the foam material to solidify whereby to form a covering of the surface and a robotic vehicle configured to carry out the method.

A makeup machine includes a multi-nozzle spray head and a plurality of needle valves. The multi-nozzle spray head has a main body and a plurality of nozzles. Each of the nozzles includes an interior chamber and an ejection hole, and the interior chamber is communicated with the ejection hole. The needle valves are disposed in the main body and axially aligned with the ejection holes. The needle valves are configured to be axially movable away from the corresponding ejection holes to open the ejection holes and to be axially movable towards the corresponding ejection holes to close the ejection holes. Further, the needle valves are capable of synchronously or individually moving with respect to the main body.

Embodiments relate to surface treating a substrate, spraying precursor onto the substrate using supercritical carrier fluid, and post-treating the substrate sprayed with the precursor to form a layer with nanometer thickness of material on the substrate. A spraying assembly for spraying the precursor includes one or more spraying modules and one or more radical injectors at one or more sides of the spraying module. A differential spread mechanism is provided between the spraying module and the radical injectors to inject spread gas that isolates the sprayed precursor and radicals generated by the radical injectors. As relative movement between the substrate and the spraying assembly is made, portions of the substrate is exposed to first radicals, sprayed with precursors either one of the spraying modules or both spraying modules using supercritical carrier fluid, and then exposed to second radicals again.

A powder coating booth includes booth walls and a roof which can be lowered between the booth walls, wherein a gap is provided between the roof and the booth walls. The roof has compressed air nozzles for spraying the booth walls. In addition, a supporting device is provided, which supports the roof. In at least one of the booth walls a vertical slot is provided through which the supporting device protrudes into the booth and in which the supporting device is movable. In addition, the booth includes a bottom (19) with a suction, which is connectable with the suction inlet of a cyclone separator via a suction pipe.

A surface adhering mobile coating apparatus includes a surface adhering and traveling device, a spray nozzle, and a spray nozzle X-axis drive device, and a spray nozzle Y-axis drive device. An operation procedure of the coating includes, regarding the timing at which the spray command of the coating material is triggered to the spray nozzle when the spray nozzle is moved from the start point to the end point in the forward or return direction on the X-axis, the timing is the trigger timing at which the spray nozzle leaves the start point in the forward or return direction on the X-axis, therefore, the timing at which the spray is actually started is slightly delayed from the time when the spray nozzle leaves the start point; regarding the timing at which the spray stop command of the coating material is triggered to the spray nozzle when the spray nozzle is moved from the start point to the end point in the forward or return direction on the X-axis, the timing is the trigger timing at which the spray nozzle reaches the part just before the end point in the forward or return direction on the X-axis, therefore, the timing at which the spray is actually stopped is slightly delayed from the time when the spray nozzle reaches the part just before the end point.

A machine for the machining of railway wagons comprising: a holding structure having a first upright and a second upright that extend along respective first direction and second direction substantially parallel and adapted to be arranged on the opposite side with respect to a wagon to be machined; sliding means of the structure along a main direction; machining means of the wagon comprising at least a first anthropomorphic robot associated sliding with the first upright, and at least a second anthropomorphic robot associated sliding with the second upright.

Robotic payloads for extracting and depositing lightweight materials are presented including: a length of self-supporting hose; three tendon drive assemblies coupled along an outside surface of the length of self-supporting hose, where the three tendon drive assemblies each include: a servo motor base; a servo motor coupled with the base, the servo motor having a tendon pulley; and a tendon coupled with the tendon pulley, the tendon pulley configured to wind in and wind out the tendon; a number of tendon guides secured to and along the length of self-supporting hose by a number of tendon bands such that the tendon runs freely along the length of self-supporting hose; and a tendon anchor positioned along an opening of the length of self-supporting hose for securing a distal end of the tendon.

An apparatus and method for removing support material from and/or smoothing surfaces of an additively manufactured part (the AM part) is disclosed. The apparatus may include a chamber, a support surface within the chamber, and one or more nozzles within the chamber. The nozzles may be the same size or different sizes. The support surface may be configured to support the AM part. The support surface may have one or more openings sized and configured to allow the fluid to pass through the opening(s). The nozzles may be configured to spray a fluid at the AM part, and the spray may be an atomized or semi-atomized spray of the fluid.

A derivatization apparatus and method for coating a sample carrier with a reagent solution. The derivatization apparatus consists of a closed system in which a small quantity of reagent solution is sprayed into a closed container via a spray nozzle. A sample carrier is located in the closed container and is coated as homogeneously as possible with the reagent solution.

Apparatus and method for a painting machine are provided. The painting machine may include an end effector controlled by custom software. The painting machine may include a self-contained medium circulation system. The custom control software may be capable of coordinated n-axis manipulation of an end. Illustrative end effectors may include an inkjet head, brush, air brush or any suitable tool for applying ink, paint, color and/or texture to a surface. For example an end effector may utilize oil-based ink or ultraviolet-cured ink. Illustrative surfaces may include canvas, paper, brick, glass etc. The custom control software may control manipulation of the end effector based on a variety of electronic inputs. The custom software may manipulate different end effectors in different ways depending on the input data, type of ink/paint being used, type of surface receiving the ink/paint or any other variable.