Canvas · working robot
Canvas drywall finishing robot
Canvas Finishing System
A modified JLG lift carrying a robot arm, sensors and spray and sanding tools that applies and sands drywall compound for Level 4 and 5 finishes, reaching about 17 ft. JLG bought Canvas's core technology in January 2026 and sells newer Canvas machines.
- Price
- —Initially used by Canvas as a subcontracting service; later trained to partner contractors
- Height
- —Not published
- Weight
- —Not published
- Payload
- —Not published
- Speed
- —Not published
- Battery
- —Not published
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Why it matters
Described by its maker as the world's first drywall finishing robot.
Real-world use
Used on projects such as SFO Terminal 1 and Terminal B and run by union painters; partner contractors including Webcor, DPR and Swinerton trained crews from 2022.
Maker
CanvasCompanyPublic attention
How much public attention Canvas drywall finishing robot (Canvas Finishing System) gets, from open data.
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What’s inside
No component details published yet.
- Movement
- Wheeled base
- How it runs
- Supervised. Works by itself while a person watches and steps in.
From the maker
Canvas drywall finishing robot (Canvas Finishing System) is the only machine from Canvas (core technology acquired by JLG Industries, 2026) in the atlas.
Made, sold and where
No production or sales figures published yet.
- Price
- Not publishedInitially used by Canvas as a subcontracting service; later trained to partner contractors
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
Side by side with its peers
Picked by the same rules for every robot: another maker’s robot that moves the same way, is at the same stage and does at least one of the same main jobs, first shown within two years. Closer size and price rank higher. How we choose
| Measure | Canvas drywall finishing robot (Canvas Finishing System)Canvas (core technology acquired by JLG Industries, 2026) |  Autonomous Caterpillar 725 articulated dump truck retrofitSafeAI with Obayashi CorporationSame job: construction · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilots |  Monumental bricklaying robot fleetMonumentalSame job: construction · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilots |  Unmanned road construction fleet (autonomous rollers and pavers)XCMGSame job: construction · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilots |
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| First shown | 2020-11 | 2020-10 | 2021 | 2021-10 |
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