Participation of robots in defect repair

A computer system for defect repair, comprising:

• one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories, one or more computer-readable tangible storage media, and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more computer-readable tangible storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, wherein the computer system is capable of performing a method comprising:
• detecting a defect in a structure;
• generating a repair plan to fix the detected defect in the structure using a plurality of work robots;
• programming the plurality of work robots with a set of task assignments based on the generated repair plan to fix the detected defect in the structure;
• deploying the programmed plurality of work robots to a staging area proximate to the detected defect in the structure;
• locating a target area of the detected defect using the programmed plurality of work robots;
• placing a repair material at the staging area proximate to the detected defect in the structure;
• filling the located target area of the detected defect with the repair material using the programmed plurality of work robots;
• and
• in response to determining that the located target area of the detected defect is filled with the repair material, fusing the repair material with the located target area to fix the detected defect in the structure.

A computer program product for defect repair, comprising:

• one or more computer-readable storage media and program instructions collectively stored on the one or more computer-readable storage media, the program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to perform a method comprising:
• detecting a defect in a structure;
• generating a repair plan to fix the detected defect in the structure using a plurality of work robots;
• programming the plurality of work robots with a set of task assignments based on the generated repair plan to fix the detected defect in the structure;
• deploying the programmed plurality of work robots to a staging area proximate to the detected defect in the structure;
• locating a target area of the detected defect using the programmed plurality of work robots;
• placing a repair material at the staging area proximate to the detected defect in the structure;
• filling the located target area of the detected defect with the repair material using the programmed plurality of work robots;
• and
• in response to determining that the located target area of the detected defect is filled with the repair material, fusing the repair material with the located target area to fix the detected defect in the structure.