Tele‐operated climbing and mobile service robots for remote inspection and maintenance in nuclear industry
- 1 May 2006
- journal article
- Published by Emerald in Industrial Robot: the international journal of robotics research and application
- Vol. 33 (3), 194-204
- https://doi.org/10.1108/01439910610659105
Abstract
Purpose – Aims to report on the various types of tele-operated mobile service robots for remote inspection and maintenance, especially in the field of nuclear industry. Design/methodology/approach – Describes nuclear electric robot operator (NERO), Sizewell A duct inspection equipment (SADIE), Robug-IIs (all leg-based) and Roboslave (wheel-based). Findings – That these robots can handle a significant portion of inspection and maintenance tasks in a typical nuclear plant, though, given that they are primarily tailor-made, they are still too expensive for ordinary industries. Originality/value – As the interests of health and safety and paramount, this study sees the use of such robots expanding and diversifying, irrespective of cost.Keywords
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