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I N N O V A T I O N 38 I N N O V A T I O N FCC Industrial is currently develo- ping multiple energy efficiency con- tracts that accredit it as a manager of municipal energy facilities. It is cu- rrently developing the public lighting and energy efficiency maintenance in: Vigo, Totana (Murcia), Isla Mayor (Seville), Los Palacios and Villafran- ca (Seville), Madrid-Lote 3, Cádiz, San Roque (Cádiz), municipal dis- tricts of the city of Málaga. It also develops the supply and installation of energy-efficient lighting systems for airports such as Santiago de Compostela, Barcelona, Tenerife Norte, Tenerife Sur and Lanzarote. In particular, FCC Industrial has de- veloped a mechatronic prototype in the context of the Madrid-Lote 3 urban lighting contract that paints urban street lamps. When the FCC Group’s industrial company painted the different urban elements, such as streetlights, it detected that the task generates problems such as closing the street for traffic, the need for lif- ting platforms and other resources that make the activity more difficult and expensive. The possibility was raised that the painting task could be carried out by robotic means that would eliminate the need for such a platform, reducing costs and increa- sing productivity and quality. An analysis was made of the diffe- rent types of urban street lamps in Madrid that are covered by the con- tract and the painting of which can be robotised by mechatronic means. The BME or AM10 single stick mo- del was established as the basis for the application of a first study and design of the robotized system. During the conceptualisation pro- cess of the robot, FCC Industrial solved a number of difficulties, such as: • Designing a robotic structure that would allow it to be ascended by a vertical truncated cone element. • Designing a robotic system that in- cluded all the necessary mecha- nisms for the correct painting of the street lamp. • Characteristics of the robot: it had to be lightweight so that it could be lif- ted, with a simple anchoring system that did not detract from its operabi- lity, and the inclusion of a painting system that controlled the dosage of the paint. FCC Industrial completed the design of the robot and presented a Pintfar prototype at SCWC 18, which was held in Barcelona in November. At this international congress, the di- fferent projects for efficient mana- gement of urban lighting in different municipalities in the country were presented, as well as the develop- ment of intelligent electrical networ- ks that transport energy from the source to the different homes, thus minimising the environmental and economic impact. The robot meets all the necessary requirements that a Smart City must have: innovation, technology, efficiency, sustainability, zero consumption and applicability. FCC Industrial is currently working on the improvement of the Pintfar prototype, continuing with tests on the motorised ascent structure in the different sections of the street lamp; building a painting system; carrying out painting pressure tests; completing the automation of the ascent process until the end of the street lamp and descending pain- ting. In addition, it is expected to open new avenues of work such as: • Optimisation of the robot system: optimisation of the structure and mechanical components of the ro- bot, as well as its control system. • Creating a visualization chamber for the painting process. • Providing new functionalities and tasks. FCC Industrial develops a mechatronic prototype for painting urban street lamps The robot features all the requirements for a Smart City: innovation, technology, efficiency, sustainability, zero consumption, and applicability.