Patent ID: 8527103

Claim:
A method for removing mortar from a plurality of joints (J) between a plurality of conjoined masonry units (MU) in a vertical stationary masonry structure (MS), comprising: a) sensing the location of at least one of the plurality of joints (J) between the plurality of conjoined masonry units (MU) of the vertical stationary masonry structure (MS) and transmitting joint location data to a computer control system ( 400 ); b) identifying a work path (WP) with the computer control system ( 400 ) based upon the joint location data; c) controlling the position of at least one work tool ( 200 ) with the computer control system ( 400 ) such that the at least one work tool ( 200 ) moves along a portion of the work path (WP); d) operating the at least one work tool ( 200 )) with the computer control system ( 400 ) to remove mortar from at least a portion of one of the plurality of joints (J) along the work path (WP); and e) containing and removing dust and debris generated when the at least one work tool ( 200 ) removes mortar from the plurality of joints (J) along the work path (WP).