Marking robot

A system for marking an interface surface by controlling a robot provided with means to mark the interface surface, the system comprising:

• the interface surface, having disposed therein or thereon coded data indicative of a plurality of reference points of the interface surface, thereby facilitating the robot to operate in association with the interface surface;
• the robot, provided with movement means to allow the robot to move over the interface surface, and a sensing device which senses at least some of the coded data and generates indicating data indicative of a position of the robot on the interface surface, and a marking device adapted to mark the interface surface;
• and,
• a computer system running a computer application, the computer system in communication with the robot, the computer application adapted to receive the indicating data and to transmit movement instructions and marking instructions to the robot.

A method of marking an interface surface by controlling a mobile robot adapted to mark the interface surface, the robot additionally adapted to operate in association with the interface surface having disposed therein or thereon coded data indicative of a plurality of reference points of the interface surface, the method including the steps of:

• the robot sensing at least some of the coded data and generating indicating data indicative of a position of the robot on the interface surface;
• the robot transmitting the indicating data to a computer system running a computer application;
• the robot receiving movement instructions from the computer application;
• and,
• the robot receiving marking instructions from the computer application to selectively mark the interface surface.