Two rapidly growing areas of adoption for robotics include the inspection of bridge stay cables and high mast light poles (HMLP)…

Today, industry-leading wireless robotic nondestructive testing (NDT) equipment offers the capability of performing real-time evaluations of a bridge’s stay cables. This robotic equipment wirelessly attaches to the exterior of the sheathing and “peers through” the sheathing to detect and quantify loss of metallic area (LMA) and individual broken wires within stay cables. This equipment can inspect 100% of the stay cables and provides quantitative data, rather than performing a select few subjective visual inspections…

Standing at 50 ft or taller, it is easy to see how a structurally deficient HMLP poses significant safety risks, as they are typically situated near highways and other high-traffic areas. Regular inspections of a HMLP are vital to maintaining public safety.

These industry-leading robotic devices can also be used to perform a real-time, 360° CVI of the entire HMLP.
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