Abstract
Robotics have the potential to provide significant value to the construction, engineering design, operation, and maintenance activities. It provides a solution to capture required data from complex/ hazardous working environments by means of robotics tools and reduces the safety concerns for personnel by eliminating entry in a hazardous environment.
The main objective of this paper is to provide a solution that eliminates the risks of working in confined spaces and in preventive maintenance using robotics technology in dangerous environments. Robotics solutions can minimize risk and provide a method of acquiring site data, performing inspection and maintenance in an autonomous manner.
Data acquired can combine the use of robotics with AI (Artificial intelligence) to allow the machine to perform the tasks required accurately without human intervention. Many of the challenges faced at the project site may be resolved when applying this technology to the work environment. Application in plants containing hazardous gases and offshore unmanned environment will benefit from these technologies drastically. It leads to increased reliability of the project while reducing the risk of harsh operating conditions.
