Okibo’s new BLASTER double-nozzle spray system pairs with its autonomous construction robots to boost productivity in painting and priming while addressing labor shortages on large-scale job sites.
Headquartered in New Jersey and Israel, construction robotics firm Okibo has launched its new double-nozzle spray system to make construction work faster and more efficiently.
The Broad Layer Airless Spray Technology for Efficiency & Repeatability (BLASTER) gun has been specifically designed for the company’s EG7 and EG7+ autonomous robots to make industrial painting and priming easier on large-scale job sites.
“Okibo was founded in 2018 with the mission to create the world’s largest robotic workforce for the construction industry,” said Nadav Shuruk, COO and co-founder of Okibo. “[We were looking] to tackle the challenges around labor issues, labor challenges, safety, productivity, and efficiency in construction.”
After conducting extensive research and testing for several years, Shuruk and his team began deploying robots in Europe and subsequently in the U.S. Their goal was simple: to help construction workers increase efficiency, improve safety, and tackle the labor shortage with autonomous, smart robots.
Okibo has now introduced its latest update, deploying BLASTER technology across its robots.
“The BLASTER gun represents a pivotal advancement in our mission to automate the most labor-intensive and repetitive tasks in construction,” Shuruk said. “By combining our AI-guided autonomous platforms with this high-capacity spray system, we are enabling contractors to achieve 5x productivity gains in painting and priming, while providing a high-quality finish that meets the most stringent project specifications every single time.”
The BLASTER technology features a synchronized dual-gun configuration that easily covers a standard four-foot board width in two passes. The technology aims to reduce the time required to complete high-volume coating tasks while maintaining precision and consistency.
“We’re providing a lot of value, a lot of speed,” Shuruk explained. “And by attaching it to the new EG7+ that can reach 24 feet high, the productivity is enormous.”
Per Shuruk, the BLASTER-equipped robots are capable of positively impacting the construction industry in massive ways.
“We’ve developed a very unique, mobile, manipulated robot for the construction industry that is designed to handle the very tough terrain and very difficult environment that you see in construction sites, like dust, humidity, wet areas, unbalanced floors,” he said. “The robots are designed to [withstand] this robust environment.”
According to the entrepreneur, Okibo’s BLASTER technology can help construction workers get more done in less time by enabling double-nozzle sprays that quickly and safely cover larger areas.
The technology has already been successfully used to support a major construction project for a large-scale commercial facility in Jacksonville, Florida.
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