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SkySweeper robot makes inspecting power lines simple and inexpensive (w/ video) - 0 views

  • Mechanical engineers at the University of California
  • invented a robot designed to scoot along utility lines, searching for damage and other problems that require repairs.
  • the SkySweeper prototype could be scaled up for less than $1,000, making it significantly more economical than the two models of robots currently used to inspect power lines
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  • Made of off-the-shelf electronics and plastic parts printed on an inexpensive 3D printer
  • Current line inspection robots are large, complex, and expensive
  • Utility companies may also use manned or unmanned helicopters equipped with infrared imaging to inspect lines
  • SkySweeper could be outfitted with induction coils that would harvest energy from the power line itself, making it possible for the robot to stay deployed for weeks or months at a time
  • strengthening the clamps so they can release from the rope and swing down the line, one end to the other, thereby swinging past cable support points
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SkySweeper Robot Makes Inspecting Power Lines Simple and Inexpensive - YouTube - 0 views

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