Cleaning the facades of skyscrapers is not only a heavy workload but also tedious, time-consuming, dangerous, and suitable for automation. Even to present, most work is done by workers in suspended scaffoldings or nacelle. Wall cleaning robot has not been used widely yet and the practical process is restricted by its weight, cost, safety, versatility, adaptability to wall surfaces and other factors.
The research in this dissertation aims at providing city construction industry with a highly effi...