Robots Designed To Save Lives Of Construction Workers
Thursday, December 11, 2008 - 09:56
in Mathematics & Economics
A trio of pole-climbing serpentine robots are designed to take the place of construction workers tasked with dangerous jobs such as inspecting high-rises or underwater bridge piers. The autonomous robots are designed to climb scaffolding and buildings by wrapping around a poll or beam and then rolling upward via an oscillating joint motion.