Novel mechanisms and simple locomotion strategies for an in-pipe robot that can inspect various pipe types

Differential-drive in-pipe robot for moving inside urban gas pipelines

Se-gon Roh, Hyouk Ryeol Choi · IEEE Transactions on Robotics · 2005 · 455 citations

Robot Kinematics, Engineering, Field Robotics +18

Whole body adhesion: hierarchical, directional and distributed control of adhesive forces for a climbing robot

Sangbae Kim, Matthew Spenko, S. Trujillo et al. · Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation/Proceedings · 2007 · 252 citations

Robot Kinematics, Engineering, Biorobotics +22

Micro inspection robot for 1-in pipes

Koichi Suzumori, T. Miyagawa, M Kimura et al. · IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics · 1999 · 199 citations

Engineering, Microfabrication, Mechanical Engineering +15

In-pipe inspection robot with active pipe-diameter adaptability and automatic tractive force adjusting

Yunwei Zhang, Guozheng Yan · Mechanism and Machine Theory · 2007 · 132 citations

Robotic Technology, In-pipe Inspection Robot, Active Pipe-diameter Adaptability +2

A spider-like robot that climbs vertically in ducts or pipes

Wolfgang Neubauer · 2002 · 129 citations

Robot Kinematics, Robotic Systems, Engineering +16