Tele-operated climbing and mobile service robots for remote inspection and maintenance in nuclear industry
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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 legbased) 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.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Industrial Robot
دوره 33 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006