Kyoto-based Tmsuk Corporation (Tmsuk) has announced the development of a new legged pipe inspection robot called "SPD-X." The new robot can fit through pipes bigger than 7.87 inches (20 cm) in ...

Robots are great for going where humans can't, and the cramped confines of municipal water pipes are the perfect example. A new initiative is working on building robots that can access and repair ...

As part of the Innovation UK competition, a company called TWI has developed a robot that is able to crawl through nuclear pipes and repair them, ensuring that nothing dangerous leaks through them.

CHONGQING, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- A unique robot made a splash at the just-concluded Smart China Expo 2023 in Chongqing, southwest China. It might be no bigger than a remote-control car, but it has ...

As a person who despises the cold, there is nothing worse than being home on a frigid winter night and having your utility company turn off the gas for repairs. Thankfully, robots are here to save us ...

The road workers of the future could be smaller. And a lot less human. On Monday, the United Kingdom’s Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy announced an $8.9 million investment ...

Two researchers at the University of Bristol have gotten society a step closer a robo-reality, though the experiment is still in its early stages. It's a handheld robotic arm that just may be the ...

SGN is launching small collapsible robots into Edinburgh gas pipelines to repair and renew leaking joints, rather than dig up the road SGN It isn't just in factories, battlefields and disaster zones ...

Researchers are developing a robotic fish that can dive through underground pipes to detect leaks and breaks which can result in water shortages. This month, a team from USC's Information Sciences ...