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Monday, October 7, 2013 College students build robotic unit that inspects ship ballastsA team of college students in Switzerland have developed a model for robotic ship inspection that is capable of performing visual inspections of ship ballasts on cargo ships. Ballast inspection involves examining hard-to-reach spots with no line of sight, sometimes dealing with intense heat and hazardous gases, which is hard on human inspectors. Inspections are pricey for ship owners, who incur dry-dock fees and down time during the process. The Ship Inspection Robot, developed by a team of ten undergraduate students in conjunction with Alstom Inspection Robotics, uses magnetic wheels to navigate the I-beams and other obstacles found inside ship ballast. SIR is also fairly small and cable free, an improvement over other robotic ship inspection prototypes. For more of the Robohub story: robohub.org
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