It integrates several functions which are already developed into a multiple job performer.
The robot system consists of a modular end-effector kit which can hold several different tools for the bracket installation and of a cable-driven robot for the units positioning.
Hephaestus is a multi-functional system capable to receiving information by BIM and move to the scanning of the building structure to allow a high quality and safe installation of curtain wall façade; additionally, it manages cleaning, maintenance for high-rise buildings.
Hephaestus
Innovative use of robots and autonomous systems in construction.
Project Specs
Hephaestus project aims at automating the On-site Execution and installation process for Curtain Wall Façade to empower and strength the Construction Sector in Europe
Technology
Hephaestus is mainly based on a cable-driven robot, designed to build, repair and maintain a building façade.
Live Project
It aims at positioning the European Robotic Industry as leader and reference in the huge and new growing market for the robotics in the Construction Industry.
The role of Focchi in Hephaestus’s project is to support the robot’s design in order to install the façade by drawing different accessories integrable in the unit system, with the purpose to facilitate the robot’s operations.
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