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Development of a Maintenance Work Robot for Large Diameter Water Piping – A Vacuum-Cleaning Vehicle Robot –
Yoshinobu Ishikawa and Hidetake Shiire
Toshiba Corporation, 1, Toshiba-cho, Fuchu, Tokyo, 183 Japan
Received:November 12, 1995Accepted:November 25, 1995Published:October 20, 1995
Keywords:Maintenance robot, Movement with sufficient suction, Vacuum-cleaning
Abstract
This paper describes a field test of a maintenance robot for water pipes. The results of the test, in addition to the actual movement of the robot along the walls while maintaining sufficient suction levels, the cleaning of the pipe insides, etc., have proved that the new robot would be practical.
Cite this article as:Y. Ishikawa and H. Shiire, “Development of a Maintenance Work Robot for Large Diameter Water Piping – A Vacuum-Cleaning Vehicle Robot –,” J. Robot. Mechatron., Vol.7 No.5, pp. 367-370, 1995.Data files: