Raise Robotics has mounted its Autonomous Mobile Fabricator (AMF) on a Genie boom lift to perform robotic work at heights of about 65 feet. The configuration’s first planned applications are autonomous coating and surface maintenance on large structures.
Raise Robotics and Genie demonstrated the integrated system to customers and partners in July’26 after six months of collaboration. The AMF combines a robotic arm, computing hardware and a universal tool interface in a transferable workcell. It operates on an automated guided vehicle (AGV) for layout marking and concrete drilling.
The same workcell can move between an AGV, a scissor lift and a boom lift, adapting its mobility, tooling and reach to different tasks. The boom configuration reaches approximately six stories and extends work to vertical and overhead surfaces. Users include fabricators, industrial contractors and businesses working beyond the reach of fixed robotic cells.
Raise Robotics’ AMF mounted on the Genie boom lift is intended to perform elevated tasks without a worker on the platform. In 2024, 389 construction workers in the United States died falling to a lower level, more than a third of all construction fatalities, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Work at height remains the leading killer in construction. In 2024, 389 construction workers in the United States died falling to a lower level, more than a third of all construction fatalities, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
“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, in announcing the collaboration. “Thanks to Genie for their trust and collaboration through the process.”
“A humanoid can only reach what a person can reach. A lot of the work that actually hurts people is past that envelope,” said Rishabh Aggarwal, CTO at Raise Robotics. “We are not building a different robot for every elevation. We are building one workcell that changes how it moves. The alternative is to keep sending the person.”
Source: Raise Robotics
About Genie
Genie makes mobile elevating work platforms and material-handling equipment for work at height. Bud Bushnell founded Genie Industries in 1966 in Seattle, WA. Genie is a Terex Corporation brand headquartered in Redmond, WA. Its products include telescopic and articulating boom lifts, scissor lifts, vertical mast lifts and trailer-mounted booms. The company also sells telehandlers, material lifts, attachments, replacement parts and service tools. Construction contractors, equipment-rental firms, warehouse operators, steel erectors, glass installers, utilities and mining companies use its equipment. Genie provides operator, service and product training, manuals, warranty support and equipment financing. Its Lift Connect system provides machine data for fleet management and maintenance. Dealers and rental partners distribute equipment in multiple countries. Genie lists products compatible with ANSI A92 and CSA B354 standards.
About Raise Robotics
Raise Robotics develops robotic equipment and software for construction, fabrication and shipbuilding. Gary Chen and Conley Oster founded the company in 2021. It is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. Its main product, the Autonomous Mobile Fabricator (AMF), combines a robotic arm and computer hardware. It operates on an autonomous ground vehicle or mounts on Genie scissor and boom lifts. The system performs layout marking, concrete drilling and as-built scanning. It marks surfaces from BIM and CAD geometry with stated accuracy of plus or minus three millimeters. Raise Robotics is developing painting, coating and material-movement applications. Its customers include construction contractors, fabricators, shipbuilders and industrial-site operators. The system records position data, timestamps and quality measurements for each task. Cameras and LiDAR detect people, obstacles and changing site conditions. The company offers direct equipment deployment and application-development agreements.
