Emaar Properties has awarded all painting works at Forte, its luxury high-rise residential project in Downtown Dubai, to MYRO, a mobile intelligent paint robot designed for the construction industry.
The Dubai-based developer said the decision aligns with its strategy to constantly seek new construction technologies shaping the industry and provide the best quality finishes across its portfolio.
Created to bridge the gap between automation and the construction industry, MYRO was previously deployed on a trial basis for a luxury villa compound at Dubai Hills Estate, Emaar said in a statement.
In light of its high productivity and quality enhancement, Emaar has now appointed MYRO to work on another of its projects.
At the same time, Emaar and MYRO International said they plan to jointly investigate the number of units and engagement model for future collaboration.
Deployed to Emaar’s Forte for a stage 1 trial, MYRO has productivity of nearly 1,000 sq ft/hour, approximately 10 times faster than manual painting.
While a single apartment unit takes up to four man-days of manual painting, MYRO can auto-paint it within four hours.
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The smart robot is operational 24 hours and can be pre-programmed to create floor plans in less than an hour and accurately configure non-paintable areas on walls.
“Understanding that productivity is an important aspect in the construction industry, we developed MYRO in close collaboration with the industry leaders to accelerate the process. We are excited to work with Emaar Properties and look forward to helping the construction industry become more automated,” said Srikar Reddy, chief product officer at Mojay Global Holding Limited, the parent company of Myro International.
MYRO International said it has previously completed over 300,000 sq ft of on-site painting work for several large construction firms in India.
The company has also scheduled new deployments to Brazil and the US during the first quarter of 2022.
Emaar Properties, listed on the Dubai Financial Market, is one of the world’s largest real estate companies and has a land bank of 1.7 billion sq ft in the UAE and key international markets.
Emaar has delivered over 79,800 residential units in Dubai and other key global markets since 2002.