Raise Robotics has developed a boom-mounted configuration of its Autonomous Mobile Fabricator (AMF) robot through a six-month collaboration with Genie, the Terex aerial-lift brand, extending the system’s operating reach to approximately 65 feet.
The San Francisco-based robotics company mounted its interchangeable AMF workcell directly onto a Genie boom lift and demonstrated the integrated system to customers and partners in July. The configuration is designed to perform autonomous coating and surface maintenance on large structures, reducing the need for workers to carry out these tasks from elevated platforms.
The AMF system consists of a robotic arm, computing hardware and a universal tool interface. It is designed to operate across different mobile platforms, including autonomous guided vehicles (AGVs), scissor lifts and boom lifts, allowing the same robotic workcell to be used for tasks requiring different levels of mobility and reach.
Raise Robotics already operates the AMF on ground-level AGVs for layout marking and concrete drilling. Integrating the workcell with Genie’s aerial platforms extends its potential applications to vertical and overhead surfaces without requiring a separate robotic system for each working height.
The boom-mounted configuration has a working height in the 65-foot class, equivalent to approximately six stories. Initial applications will focus on autonomous coating and surface maintenance for fabricators, industrial contractors and operators working on large structures.
The collaboration also addresses occupational safety concerns associated with working at height. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 389 construction workers in the United States died from falls to a lower level in 2024, accounting for more than one-third of construction fatalities.
“Work at height can be dangerous, but through our ecosystem approach, we’re beginning to tear down the barriers of where robots are working,” said Ross Blum, president and chief business officer of Raise Robotics.
Rishabh Aggarwal, chief technology officer at Raise Robotics, said the company’s approach focuses on adapting a single robotic workcell to different operating environments rather than developing separate machines for individual tasks or elevations.
“We are not building a different robot for every elevation. We are building one workcell that changes how it moves,” Aggarwal said.
Genie, headquartered in Bothell, Washington, manufactures boom and scissor lifts used in construction and industrial applications. The collaboration enables Raise Robotics to integrate its robotic system with existing aerial-lift equipment rather than developing a dedicated elevated vehicle.
Raise Robotics plans to provide further details about customer partnerships and deployments in the coming months. The company has previously worked on projects at Apple’s Austin campus, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and The Star, the Dallas Cowboys’ headquarters in Frisco, Texas.
