Robotics
Worm-like robot burrows underground to cut power line installation costs
The innovation, known as a "peristaltic conduit," mimics the segmented movement of earthworms to propel itself through the soil with minimal disruption to existing infrastructure.
U.S. Department of Energy Announces $33 Million for Natural Gas Pipeline Retrofitting Projects
The U.S. Department of Energy has announced over $30 million in funding to develop technology to rehabilitate aging natural gas pipelines.
Doosan Infracore Demonstrates Automated Construction Site Solution
Doosan Infracore (DI) has unveiled ‘Concept-X’, an automated worksite control solution, at its Proving Grounds in Boryeong City, Korea.
McKim & Creed
McKim & Creed Inc. has opened an office in Charleston, S.C. that will provide surveying and mapping services, including land surveying; unmanned aerial system; hydrographic surveying; subsurface utility engineering; and mobile, airborne and terrestrial LiDAR.
Felling Supports High-School Teams in Robotics Competition
Felling Trailers believes in fostering creativity and innovation, which in manufacturing is intertwined with technology and, specifically, robotics. To that end, Sauk Centre, Minn., Felling Trailers is a proud supporter of area schools’ Robotics Teams.
First Look: Utilizing Inertial Navigation Technology for 3D Mapping, Locating, Management
Over the last two decades, significant advances have been made in the quality and application of inertial navigation technology targeted at mapping underground pipe and duct assets. This article provides information on pipeline technologies that are available to map a minimum internal diameter (ID) of 1.6-inch to larger sizes. The pipeline mapping system offers a range of solutions that can map any pipe, regardless of its material, depth or type of utility.
Product Focus: Robotic Cutters
Product Focus: Robotic Cutters: LMK Technologies, Pipeline Renewal Technologies, CUES LMK Technologies German engineered Schwalm Robotic systems cut faster and are the most efficient cutter in the market. Self-driven, Schwalm robots can access the pipe and make renovations from a single manhole ..

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