Canvas 1200CX

Summary

The Canvas 1200CX is a battery-powered, worker-supervised drywall finishing robot built on a Universal Robots UR10e cobot arm. It sprays and sands Level 4 and Level 5 joint compound on interior drywall, including L5 skim coating; taping, first coat, corner work, and board hanging stay with the crew. One trained operator runs the robot after a week of training, against the four-year apprenticeship that traditional drywall finishing requires. The 1200CX has shipped since July 2024 and is now distributed by JLG Industries following the January 2026 acquisition; the 1550 predecessor has been in production deployments since 2019.

Finishing (Second and Third Coats) Sanding Skim coating (Level 5 only)

How it works on your site

Finishing (Second and Third Coats)

Canvas sprays the L4 and L5 coats and follows up with sanded passes the crew never has to climb scaffold for. Onboard vision identifies taped seams and walls without pre-mapping; one mode targets only the seams (L4 Targeted Spray) while another sprays full surfaces. The crew continues to do taping, corners, and complex geometries while the robot handles the spray and sand passes.

Sanding

Sanding is paired with both L4 and L5 spray passes; the same robot that sprayed the wall returns and sands it. The capture system is designed to pull silica exposure off the crew during what is otherwise the dustiest part of the finishing job.

Skim coating (Level 5 only)

L5 skim coat is the surface where vendor sites lead with marketing and contractors push back hardest on quality. The 1200CX handles L5 within reach; the 1550 predecessor reaches taller spaces.

What users have experienced

25%

Labour saving

JLG

50%

Time saving

JLG

80%

Performance

JLG

Robot deployment record

7 deployments on public record

Type

Segment

Deployments on record for this robot
Project	Organizations	Country	Detail
Multiple projects including Guantanamo Bay, Cuba production	RQ construction	Not stated
About 25% reduction in drywall labor across the project, roughly 85.5 hours saved. About 50% reduction in coat and drying schedule for L5 finish. Numbers measured on the 1550 predecessor; not yet replicated on the 1200CX. labour saving pct 25% labor hour reduction (85.5 hours saved on single project) RQ construction's record →
Terminal B, San Francisco International Airport production	Webcor	Not stated
Two-year production engagement on L4 and L5 finishing across large continuous drywall installations. Quality exceeded expectations (Todd Mercer, Webcor VP Strategic Innovation). Workflow validated: crew kept taping and corners; robot handled spray and sand passes. Webcor's record →
Sunnyvale Civic Center Modernization Phase I ($174M) production	Hensel Phelps Nevell Group Inc	Not stated
Hensel Phelps PM Andrew Cameron called the L5 finish "outstanding". Nevell Group CEO Chris Taylor confirmed a multi-year, multi-machine lease. A Canvas-trained Nevell employee operated the robot. Hensel Phelps's record → Nevell Group Inc's record →
Multiple (via trade partner network) production	Suffolk construction Suffolk Technologies	Not stated	—
SFO International Airport Harvey Milk Terminal 1 ($2.5B) production	Nevell Group Inc Webcor	Not stated	—
Chase Arena Towers trial	Not stated	Not stated	—
UCSF Wayne and Gladys Valley Center for Vision trial	Not stated	Not stated	—
No deployments match these filters.

Other companies that have deployed this robot

9 organizations on record for this robot

Hensel Phelps

Nevell Group Inc

RQ construction

Suffolk construction

Suffolk Technologies

Webcor

KHS&S Daley's Drywall & Taping Swinerton

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Will it work on your site

Environment Indoor only; min 50 °F (10 °C) for compound drying 50 °F minimum is an ASTM C840 material requirement for all joint compound application, not a robot hardware limit; temperature must be held for 48 hr before and throughout drying

Surface Interior drywall (gypsum board) Level 4 and Level 5 joint compound application and sanding; walls confirmed, ceiling finishing reported for earlier Canvas platform

Working reach 12 ft (3.66 m) Designed for standard multi-family ceiling heights; Canvas 1550 (15.5 ft) and 2000CX (20+ ft) cover taller spaces

Doorway clearance 30 in (762 mm) narrow axis; bump-out chassis for tight doorway pairs Robot footprint is 30 x 34.5 in (762 x 876 mm); requires 8 x 8 ft minimum room to operate

Footprint and weight 30 x 34.5 in (76 x 88 cm); 1,200 lb (544 kg) Vendor states weight is compatible with 1 in. plywood subfloor on wood-frame buildings; freight elevator or hoist likely needed for upper floors (not independently documented)

Setup No BIM, no pre-scan, no CAD prep; tablet input only Operator inputs wall dimensions and spray parameters on tablet; robot self-maps surfaces via onboard vision and LIDAR

Power 1200CX: battery-powered, 8 hr runtime per charge; 1550: hybrid (outlet + battery) 1200CX operates cordless for a full shift. Earlier 1550 model used a mix of outlet power and onboard batteries; Canvas adopted a DC control box architecture to maximize battery efficiency across both platforms.

Throughput ~2,000 sq ft/day (L4 Targeted Spray, Canvas platform) Reported for Canvas machines generally (2022); 1200CX-specific throughput not independently confirmed. 60% schedule reduction (5-7 days to 2 days) corroborated across models.

Geographic support Nationwide (U.S.) via JLG distribution network; international customer deployments documented Canvas began in Bay Area (2022), expanded to five U.S. regions pre-acquisition. JLG acquired Canvas January 2026; distribution now through JLG's equipment network. Customer-operated deployments documented internationally (e.g., Guantanamo Bay, Cuba via RQ Construction).

Business model Lease-based (multi-year, multi-machine contracts); distributed through JLG network post-acquisition Canvas began leasing robots to Bay Area contractors in 2022; multiple named drywall contractors signed multi-year lease agreements. JLG acquired Canvas in January 2026, shifting distribution to JLG's equipment network.

Connectivity OTA software updates; onboard data collection for site productivity analytics Specific network requirements (WiFi, cellular) not independently documented. OTA updates have delivered new finishing capabilities (L4 spray and sand) post-deployment.

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