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NASA NTRS · 19940000240

Multiple-Segment Climbing Robots

Abstract

Multiple-segment climbing robots developed to perform such tasks as inspection, sandblasting, welding, and painting on towers and other structures. Look and move like caterpillars. Video camera mounted on one of segments rotated to desired viewing angle. Used in remote inspection of structure, to view motion of robot and/or provides video feedback for control of motion, and/or to guide operation of head mounted on foremost segment with motorized actuators.

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Kerley, James, May, Edward, Eklund, Wayne. 1994-05-01. Multiple-Segment Climbing Robots. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19940000240

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