Robot to allow contractors to stripe roads from distance

US-based construction company Civ Robotics has announced its latest device that lets contractors stripe ‘more quickly and efficiently’.

Users can control the robot from a distance of up to 100 feet using a software called CivPlan (Photos: Civ Robotics)

The robot, named CivDash, is said to be capable of striping various services, including parking lots, airports, and roads. The battery-powered robot offers up to eight hours of runtime on a single charge.

Weighing a total of 25 pounds, CivDash features a spraying mechanism, space for two extra paint spray cans, an obstacle detection sensor, an emergency beacon light, and eight hours of battery life.

According to Civ Robotics, CivDash can provide 16 miles of solid or dashed striping in one workday with an accuracy of approximately three centimetres. It also eliminates the need for pulling tape and string lines and increases safety through remote operations.

Users can control the robot from a distance of up to 100 feet using a software called CivPlan.

By uploading blueprints, users can choose the order in which lines should be marked, select either solid or dashed lines, and then deploy the robot. CivPlan will notify users when it is time to change the paint spray can. Additionally, it can generate reports of coordinates with tolerance levels, timestamps, and ground elevations.

Civ Robotics created CivDash to work seamlessly with other companies’ base stations such as Trimble, Topcon, and Leica. This tool is compatible with Trimble’s GNSS receiver R780, which enables centimeter-level accuracy, and incorporates Trimble’s TIP technology to enable faster surveying with IMU-based tilt correction.