A constant complaint from painting contractors is not being able to find good help.

Now there may be a robotic solution to that problem.

Lucid Bots announced on Wednesday that it has added painting capabilities to its flagship Sherpa Drone, allowing painting contractors to deploy a commercial robotic system to automate painting at scale.

“Robots are the arms and legs of AI. Done right, they raise productivity, improve safety, and increase human prosperity,” said CEO Andrew Ashur. “Lucid Bots is on the forefront of this movement, and our launch today will only accelerate our momentum.”

Lucid says that its bots could be the answer to looming labor shortage in the industry. The construction business is expected to lose 40% of workers by 2031 as Boomers retire and new generations don’t enter the trades at the same rate.

The Sherpa drone is capable of reaching up to 160 feet and covering more than 200 square feet per minute. It operates continuously through a power tether and is piloted by one employee rather than a crew of human painters.

“A single operator can achieve fast, uniform results using simple, intuitive controls,” the company says. “Compared to traditional methods, projects are completed up to three times faster and nearly half the cost.”

Of course, that comes with a relatively steep upfront cost. The base Sherpa Drone costs roughly $35,000, or about the budget for a new truck. Upgrading it to spray coatings requires the Painting Module and a power tether that costs $1,000 to reserve.

Lucid Bots was founded in 2018 and previously released a pressure washing robot called Lavo Bot. It has deployed over 500 robots in the field.