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Service Robot for Electric Line Inspection

Samuel Bouchard
by Samuel Bouchard. Last updated on Jan 29, 2015 10:16 AM
Posted on Aug 16, 2010 11:53 AM. 1 min read time

Canada's Hydro-Québec Research Institute started the LineScout project after the 1998 North American ice storm that led to massive power outages and left millions of people without electricity for several days. The idea was to have a small mobile robot that could be able to roll on high-voltage transmission lines and de-ice them.

See a video of the LineScout below and my full article on IEEE Spectrum Automaton here.

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Samuel Bouchard
Written by Samuel Bouchard
Samuel is CEO and co-founder of Robotiq. His mission is to free human hands from repetitive tasks. He is also the author of Lean Robotics: A Guide to Making Robots Work in Your Factory. He lives in Québec City with his wife and four children.
Connect with the writer:
http://robotiq.com

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