In-pipe inspection robotics encompasses advanced robotic systems designed to autonomously traverse pipelines and conduct thorough inspections for defects, corrosion, and structural anomalies. These ...

Kyoto-based Tmsuk Corporation (Tmsuk) has announced the development of a new legged pipe inspection robot called “SPD-X.” The new robot can fit through pipes bigger than 7.87 inches (20 cm) in ...

An inspection design method and procedure by which mobile robots can inspect large pipe structures has been demonstrated with the successful inspection of multiple defects on a three-meter long steel ...

SINGAPORE, Nov. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global energy market is undergoing profound transformation. While renewable energy is becoming a standard component of countries' efforts to address ...

It’s a dirty job but somebody’s got to do it. And when it comes to the expensive, claustrophobic and sometimes dangerous work of inspecting natural gas and oil pipelines, that somebody is a robot. “We ...

Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) said as part of its effort to modernize a section of a natural gas transmission pipeline running from Wheatland to Grass Valley, it will be excavating portions of ...

It’s a fact — machines will take a whole lot of jobs in the next decade. They’re putting people out of work as this is being written. But let’s look on the bright side for a moment — machines will ...

Stormwater culverts can be dangerous places, due to hazards such as crumbling concrete ceilings, submerged obstacles, and toxic gas accumulations. The PIPE-i robot was designed with that fact in mind, ...

Thanks to richer data and more sophisticated ultrasonic sensors, robots are getting better at mimicking human movements, according to Gecko Robotics, Inc. For instance, the Pittsburgh-based company is ...