Demo
    A large aircraft in an indoor facility being serviced or assembled with the assistance of automated machinery on either side.
    The robot arms modified by Aerobotix to spray thermal protectant on hypersonic missiles were derived from versions that apply paint and other coatings to aircraft, including the F-35, shown here at Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth, Texas, facility.
    A person in protective gear spray paints a large cone-shaped object in a controlled environment.
    Aerobotix could not share any photos of the thermal coating tests due to a nondisclosure agreement, but the company is no stranger to robotically applied coatings. Here, a Fanuc robot sprays topcoat on panels attached to an aircraft nose cone.