...), and visually assessing a structure can be done robotically. Completing these measurements with a robotic system frees the examiner, or corrosion engineer, to focus on high-value duties allowing work flexibility and enhanced productivity. This can lead to continually enhanced productivity, cost reduction, fast...

.... Low-logistics shallow-water AUVs equipped with sidescan sonar, multibeam sonar, and optical cameras are now being utilized by ExxonMobil for pipeline inspections and environmental surveys. The successful experiences from both robotic systems have built a strong foundation for ExxonMobil...

... that require support from robotic systems equipped with a substantial amount of artificial intelligence. At the Robotics Innovation Center, a department of the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI), technologies are being developed that have the potential to support marine mining in all...

... Abstract Applications of advanced robotics systems have grown over the past couple of decades in a wide range of industries. These include deployments in the space, military, manufacturing, mining, agriculture, emergency-response, oil and gas, transportation and many other sectors. Innovations...