Once working at heights is dangerous, it is a significant accident. These accidents brought
substantial economic losses and caused a large number of casualties. Therefore, it is …

There are two challenges for wall-climbing robots in the maintenance and inspection of
large vertical ferromagnetic structures: the requirement of high load capacity and the curved …

Recently, numerous wall-climbing robots have been developed for petrochemical tank
maintenance. However, most of them are difficult to be widely applied due to common …

This paper proposes a pressing method for wall-climbing robots to prevent them from falling.
In order to realize the method, the properties of the utilized suction cup are studied …

Due to the excellent maneuverability and obstacle crossing of legged robots, it is possible
for an autonomous legged wall-climbing robots to replace manual inspection of ship exterior …

To enable the capacity of climbing robots to work on steep surfaces, especially on inverted
surfaces, is a fundamental but challenging task. This capacity can extend the reachable …

Weld detection is vital to the quality of ship construction and navigation safety, and
numerous detection robots have been developed and widely applied. Focusing on the …

Magnetic wall-climbing robots have wide applications due to their large adhesive force and
loading capacity. However, researches have seldom focused on the magnet patterns and …

The safe management of radiation sources and wastes is one of the most important
elements in operating nuclear power plants (NPPs). Safe management requires periodically …

At present, numerous wall-climbing robots have been developed, and applied in ship
manufacturing for weld detection to ensure safe navigation. Limited by rigid mechanical …