Patent ID: 9708079
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: B25J,B64F,B66C,Y10T

Claim:
1. An apparatus comprising: a motion platform configured to be positioned above a work surface of a structure to perform an operation on the work surface; an end effector on the motion platform, wherein the end effector comprises a shuttle table configured to move a set of tools along a track system in the shuttle table; an overhead support system configured to carry the motion platform across a floor of a manufacturing environment from a first location to a second location; a movement system associated with the overhead support system, wherein the movement system is configured to move the overhead support system from the first location to the second location; and an overhead track system having tracks overhead of the structure, wherein the overhead track system is secured to the overhead support system and is configured to move the motion platform along a longitudinal axis of the overhead support system.