The OmniTread serpentine robot for industrial inspection and surveillance
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The OmniTread serpentine robot for industrial inspection and surveillance
Many industrial applications require inspections and surveillance in hard-to-reach and sometimes even hazardous areas. A relatively new kind of robotic mechanism, called a “serpentine robot,” may be able to provide a solution to some of these applications. Serpentine robots are slender, multisegmented vehicles designed to provide greater mobility than conventional wheeled or tracked robots. Thi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Industrial Robot: An International Journal
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0143-991X
DOI: 10.1108/01439910510582264