Fresh coat, lighter load: Hong Kong airport puts runway-painting robots to work

Hong Kong International Airport has become the world’s first to deploy robots to repaint runway markings, cutting the time needed to refresh centre lines by about 67 per cent compared with manual painting, its managing authority has said. According to the Airport Authority, the AI-powered robots, called “Brushman”, also improve painting accuracy and worker safety, reducing the need for physically demanding overnight work and allowing staff to take on supervisory roles. Steven Yiu Siu-chung, the...