TechCrunch, 20 Aug 2024: Brooklyn Navy Yard startup unveils lighter, faster Rufus V1 shingle arm; modular end effectors planned for tear-off and solar.
Renovate Robotics unveiled Rufus V1, a cable-driven rooftop arm that installs asphalt shingles on steep residential roofs. TechCrunch: faster and more accurate than prior prototypes while roughly half the weight.
Modular end effectors are the roadmap - shingles first; company says tear-off and solar installs come later. Brooklyn Navy Yard base; CertainTeed appears on the product sheet in FoB catalog notes.
Roofing remains one of construction’s highest-injury trades. Rufus is the published machine aimed at that deck.
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