Devices configured to operate on an angled surface, and associated systems and methods

A method of operating an apparatus on an angled surface, the method comprising:

• providing a system comprising:
• a first anchor attached to an angled surface at a first fixed position,
• a second anchor attached to the angled surface at a second fixed position spaced apart from the second fixed position,
• a third anchor attached to the angle surface at a third fixed position,
• a first cable coupled to the first anchor,
• a second cable coupled to the second anchor, and
• an apparatus coupled to each of the first cable and the second cable, receiving inputs including a geometry of the angled surface;
• and
• based on the geometry of the angled surface, tensioning at least one of the first cable or the second cable to move the apparatus along the angled surface.

A method of operating an apparatus on an angled surface, the method comprising:

• receiving a first input including a geometry of an angled surface, wherein the angled surface extends along an x-axis and a y-axis perpendicular to the x-axis;
• receiving a second input including one or more dimensions of surface materials to be installed on the angled surface;
• determining, based on at least one of the geometry of the angled surface and the one or more dimensions of the surface materials, a first position and a second position of an apparatus on the angled surface, wherein the first position and the second position are located at different points along each of the x-axis and the y-axis;
• and
• tensioning a plurality of cables coupled to the apparatus to move the apparatus from the first position to the second position along a carved path.

A method of operating an apparatus on an angled surface, the method comprising:

• receiving a first input including a geometry of an angled surface, wherein the angled surface extends along an x-axis and a y-axis perpendicular to the x-axis;
• receiving a second input including one or more dimensions of surface materials to be installed on the angled surface;
• determining, based on at least one of the geometry of the angled surface and the one or more dimensions of the surface materials, a first position and a second position of an apparatus on the angled surface, wherein the first position and the second position are located at different points along each of the x-axis and the y-axis;
• tensioning a plurality of cables coupled to the apparatus to move the apparatus from the first position to the second position along a curved path;
• determining, based on the geometry of the angled surface and the one or more dimensions of the surface materials, a rotation angle of the apparatus;
• and
• tensioning the plurality of cables to rotate the apparatus by the rotation angle about a z-axis perpendicular to each of the x-axis and the y-axis.