Iran-Made AI-Based Inspection Robot Monitors Subsurface Objects
“We were able to design and build the first subsurface robot named AEREMIS X with 6 degrees of freedom and fully automatic operation,” said Mohammad Javad Qaznavi, the managing director of the company.
“The robot is capable of maneuvering 6 degrees of freedom (6DOF) in 45 minutes, and it needs one hour and 25 minutes for recharging its batteries,” he added.
Qaznavi described the subsurface robot’s mission as monitoring and inspection, and said, “It can inspect pipelines in areas that are difficult for divers to access or endanger their life.”
He also stressed that the robot can be used at different depths to inspect wind turbines too, adding that it has been designed for missions at a depth of 100 meters.
Qaznavi said that using artificial intelligence, finding cracks, 3D mapping, ability to maneuver at the level of buoyancy and submersion at a depth of 100 meters, using mechanical arm for sampling, automatic and autonomous control and manual control are some specifications of the robot.
Inspection robots are mobile service robots with advanced vision sensors, typically used for the inspection of critical and high-value infrastructure.
Inspection robots are either semi-autonomous, where they’ve been taught established paths, or fully autonomous, able to navigate themselves.
Inspections are more accurate when performed by robots, and because robots can operate for long periods of time without breaks, they provide more comprehensive inspections than manual processes, especially in dangerous settings.
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