MAGNUS: A robotic inspection solution for hazardous and difficult-to-access environments

机会Acuity Robotics Limited(ARL)最近从利兹大学剥离出来，将一种用于无损评估和状态监控的磁力攀爬机器人商业化。该机器人配备了摄像头(提供视频和静止图像)和多个传感器，可以执行各种任务，主要是在高空或难以进入的位置进行检查。与任何高层基础设施安装一样，手动检查桅杆/塔楼对于那些在高空检查资产的人来说是一项危险的工作。ARL的机器人技术提供了一种解决方案，将显著降低这一强制维护任务的风险。市场上现有的用于状态监测和检查工作的磁力爬升机器人太大，无法攀爬桅杆和塔楼，或者无法在支撑钢丝周围移动。ARL的机器人解决方案体积小，机动性强，这意味着当它爬上电信桅杆时，它可以很容易地绕过复杂的结构。

OpportunityAcuity Robotics Limited (ARL) has recently spun-out from the University of Leeds to commercialise a magnetic climbing robot for non-destructive evaluation and condition monitoring. Equipped with cameras (providing video and still images) and multiple sensors, this robot can undertake a broad variety of tasks, primarily inspections at height or in difficult to access locations.Manual inspection of masts/towers, as with any tall infrastructure installation, is a hazardous occupation for those examining assets at height. ARL's robot technology provides a solution which will significantly de-risk this mandatory maintenance task.Existing magnetic climbing robots on the market for condition monitoring and inspection work are too large to climb masts and towers, or unable to move around the supporting wires. ARL's robotic solution is small and highly manoeuvrable, meaning it can easily 'drive around' complex structures as it ascends the telecommunications mast.