VideoSpot: remote inspection in an operating converter station
Visual and thermal inspection in an energised valve hall inaccessible to personnel.
Used in site inspection routinesRead case
ROBOTS & TASKS
Quadrupeds & industrial inspection
Cross stairs, grating and equipment passages to inspect industrial assets.
Boston Dynamics / National GridPUBLIC CASES
Video
Spot: thermal and gauge inspections at a gas-fired power plant
Collecting heat-recovery steam-generator thermograms and temperature-gauge images across industrial stairs and platforms.
Power-plant field pilotRead case
Spot: from an industrial test site to a refinery
Trials at a simulated industrial site and Whiting refinery examined mobility through narrow passages, grating and stairs.
Industrial testing and field trialRead case
VideoANYmal X: multi-level inspection in a chemical plant
Field tests at BASF Ludwigshafen examined automated inspection of gauges, pumps and tanks.
Chemical-plant field testsRead case
SELECTED SOURCES
Simulation & learningIsaac LabDeveloper interfacesBoston Dynamics · Spot SDKInstitutional recordSpot Becomes Part of the Team at National GridInstitutional recordSouthern CompanyInstitutional recordbp · Using SpotInstitutional recordANYmal X Tested for Autonomous Robot Inspections in Ex-zones at BASF
This topic focuses on documented industrial inspection, with the scope of automated routes, remote operation and field trials stated separately.
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