Robotic Maintenance Vehicles

Robotic Maintenance Vehicles (RMV) builds a robotic sealcoat vehicle that intelligently finds and seals cracks in roads and parking lots. The Robotic Crack Sealer is a Class 7 truck chassis equipped with AI vision that utilizes high-resolution cameras and lasers to guide its robotic arm. The system finds and measures pavement cracks, then precisely dispenses sealant by communicating crack size with the sealant wand. The truck intelligently bypasses maintenance hole covers and storm drains, and includes a powerful blowoff system to remove debris before sealing. RMV’s solution can operate all night. Rather than a conventional crew of four, the truck requires only one driver, who can stay in the truck’s cab and out of harm’s way on roads and highways.

Under its robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) model, RMV charges per linear foot of crack sealed. A subscription includes the truck, first-year training and calibration, 24/7 tech support, remote monitoring and data collection (distance traveled, linear feet sealed, pounds of material dispensed, sealing duration, GPS location), monthly data reports, and a monthly software license with regular software updates. With access to RMV’s software as well as its hardware, customers can analyze performance metrics, identify trends, and continuously improve their maintenance strategies.

Todd Hendricks, owner of RMV, says: “For the as-a-service model to be most effective, it’s critical that the truck’s software collects data as it operates. Instead of paying a million dollars for a truck, customers now have access for a small deposit—roughly the cost of a brand-new manual crack sealing unit. We just take a fee per linear foot of crack sealed. So for the cost of a manual unit, you get a million-dollar automated truck. And on our end, we simply pull the data and invoice the lease.”