Method and system for producing a path and painting an object along the path

A method for robotically painting an object, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a scanner-robot arrangement that comprises a 3-D scanner, a robot, and at least one processor in communication with the 3-D scanner and the robot;
• detecting the object with the 3-D scanner in communication with the at least one processor;
• determining an area of the object to be painted with the 3-D scanner in communication with the at least one processor;
• producing a robot path for painting the area using the at least one processor;
• holding an applicator offset from the area of the object with the robot in communication with the at least one processor, wherein the applicator is in fluid communication with a paint source that contains paint;
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• moving the applicator along the robot path with the robot in communication with the at least one processor while depositing the paint from the applicator onto the area of the object.