Bobby

Summary

Bobby is an autonomous interior painting robot that sprays walls and ceilings up to 3.5 meters high using existing airless paint pumps. It covers large flat surfaces while painters handle edges, corners, trim, and detail work. Bobby is shipping from ROICO Solutions ApS in Denmark, with four documented deployments to date, all in the Danish market.

Painting Priming

How it works on your site

Painting

Bobby paints walls and ceilings autonomously after an operator positions the platform, connects the airless pump, and presses start. Object recognition identifies windows and sockets to skip them during application. Painters continue to handle edges, corners, trim, and detail work while the robot covers open surfaces.

Also covers

Priming

How it worked on other sites

Spray painting · Denmark · About 12 months (April 2024 to March 2025)

38.1% labor cost reduction measured on a 10 m2 test area; scalability to full projects unknown.
Spray painting validated across the grant-funded pilot period.

Commercial construction · Hoje Taastrup, Denmark · Wall painting

Wall painting performed on a commercial interior project.

Demo · Denmark · Event-length

Trade association attendees given hands-on control of the robot.

Will it work on your site

Surface Walls and ceilings

Environment Interior construction (all demonstrated contexts) No exterior deployments documented in independent sources

Working height 3.5 m (11.5 ft)

Setup time Under 5 minutes Plug-and-play; no BIM or pre-scan required

Transport Fits in a van; folds to dolly Transportable by one person

Paint supply External airless pump required Works with existing contractor pumps

Business model Rental No published pricing or contract terms

Obstacle detection Detects objects, people, and no-paint zones (windows, sockets, doorways) Stops automatically when obstacles are present

Summary

How it works on your site

Painting

How it worked on other sites

Realdania-Funded Pilot Testing

Malerfirmaet Preben Kjaer & Lobe at City 2 Shopping Center

Danske Malermestre Trade Event

Will it work on your site

Talk to ROICO Solutions ApS