CROMSCI: Development of a climbing robot with negative pressure adhesion for inspections

Industrial Robot

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 228-237

  Hillenbrand, C ^a   Schmidt, D ^a   Berns, K ^a  

^a Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Construction materials; Inspection; Robotics

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; INSPECTION; PROBLEM SOLVING; ROBOTICS;

AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS; CLIMBING ROBOTS; NEGATIVE PRESSURE ADHESION;

MOBILE ROBOTS;

EID: 42549168072     PISSN: 0143991X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01439910810868552     Document Type: Article

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