Ultraviolet lighting systems with optical cables for curing paint

A robotic system comprising:

• a robot arm including a first end, a second end opposing the first end;
• an optical cable extending between the first end and the second end of the robot arm;
• a lamp assembly disposed at the second end of the robot arm, the lamp assembly including a plurality of ultraviolet (UV) lamps configured to cure paint, at least one one-way mirror disposed between the plurality of UV lamps, and a lens disposed between each UV lamp of the plurality UV lamps and the one-way mirror;
• and
• a control module configured to turn on one or more selected UV lamps of the plurality UV lamps to transmit UV light through the lens disposed between the one or more selected UV lamps and the one-way mirror, through the one-way mirror, and through the optical cable to cure paint on a panel of a vehicle.

A robotic system comprising:

• a robot arm including a first end and a second end opposing the first end;
• an optical cable extending between the first end and the second end of the robot arm;
• a lamp assembly disposed at the second end of the robot arm, the lamp assembly including a lamp holder having a wheel with an outer circumference and a plurality of ultraviolet (UV) lamps disposed along the outer circumference of the wheel and configured to cure paint;
• and
• a control module configured to:
• rotate the wheel and position one or more selected UV lamps of the plurality of UV lamps in communication with an end of the optical cable;
• and
• turn on the one or more selected UV lamps to transmit UV light through the optical cable to cure paint on a panel of a vehicle,
• wherein the lamp assembly includes one or more one-way mirrors disposed between the one or more selected UV lamps and the optical cable.