Advances in climbing robots for vertical structures in the past decade: A review

G Fang, J Cheng - Biomimetics, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Climbing robots are designed to conduct tasks that may be dangerous for humans working
at height. In addition to improving safety, they can also increase task efficiency and reduce …

Crabbot: A pole-climbing robot driven by piezoelectric stack

X Ma, Y Liu, J Liu, J Deng - IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 2021‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Problems of large sizes and low displacement resolutions widely exist in most of the pole-
climbing robots based on electromagnetic or electrostatic motors, which greatly decrease …

Develo** a climbing robot for repairing cables of cable-stayed bridges

F Xu, S Dai, Q Jiang, X Wang - Automation in Construction, 2021‏ - Elsevier
It is difficult to test and maintain the cables on a cable-stayed bridge. Cable detection and
repair remain mainly manual operations and automatic maintenance is rare. Aiming at the …

A comprehensive review on deploying robotics application in telecom network tower's field maintenance: Challenges with current practices and feasibility analysis for …

D Shah, J Dave - Journal of Field Robotics, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
This survey article highlights the difficulties in the field maintenance of telecommunication
towers. It critically analyses the main features of the deployment of robots to maintain …

Theoretical model and design of electroadhesive pad with interdigitated electrodes

C Cao, X Sun, Y Fang, QH Qin, A Yu, XQ Feng - Materials & Design, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Electric fields alter adhesive forces between materials. Electroadhesive forces have been
utilized in diverse applications ranging from climbing robots, electrostatic levitation to electro …

Cable inspection robot for cable‐stayed bridges: Design, analysis, and application

F Xu, X Wang, L Wang - Journal of Field Robotics, 2011‏ - Wiley Online Library
As the most important component of cable‐stayed bridges, cable safety has been of crucial
public concern. In this paper, a new robot system for the inspection of stay cables is …

Climbing robot based on triangle wheels obstacle crossing design: modeling simulation and motion analysis

ZJ Lu, SL Wu, Y Feng, K Chen, W Wang - Journal of the Brazilian Society …, 2023‏ - Springer
Intelligent overhead distribution line work must be realized to solve the problem of line
operation and maintenance. Routine manual detection has serious hidden safety issues in …

Complibot: A compliant external pipe climbing robot

SK Dutta, BS Reddy, SK Dwivedy - Mechanics Based Design of …, 2024‏ - Taylor & Francis
The article presents the design of Complibot, a robot with a novel gripper for pipe climbing.
The mechanism of the gripper involves the use of a bistable buckled beam, which is a type …

Development and Experiment of Clamp Type Submarine Cable Inspection Robot

Z Wang, Y Wang, B Zhang - Machines, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Relying on the research and development project of an auxiliary device for a submarine
cable to cross a steel pipeline, with regard to a long-distance submarine cable crossing a …

[HTML][HTML] Elastic obstacle-surmounting pipeline-climbing robot with composite wheels

J Li, F Huang, C Tu, M Tian, X Wang - Machines, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Regular inspection and maintenance can ensure safe working conditions of transport
pipelines without leakage and damage. Pipeline-climbing robots can be used for rapid …