Spectis Robotics

Robotic crawlers are best described as being similar to remote control cars. They are mostly used in areas such as; tank inspections, large vessel and pipelines. Robotic crawlers are great for situations where long distances need to be travelled to complete an inspection, and hard to reach areas across all industrial and manufacturing applications, this includes voids, tanks, containers and mine-shafts. The use of robotic crawlers ensures the safety of all personnel and all information provided by the crawler can be used in many ways. Robotic crawlers are used widely for issues related to safe, efficient and reliable remote visual inspection (RVI) of assets and equipment in many different industries, including oil and gas, aeronautical, energy, mining and utilities.

Robotic crawlers generally require long controlling distance along with a good battery life to be sustainable out in the field. The majority of robotic crawlers are supplied with tank like treads or miniature construction-grade tires due to the debris that can cause harm to the manoeuvrability of the crawler. The tires allow the safe mobility of the device in different inspection conditions.

Some robotic crawlers are designed to work above and below the water line, with some featuring attached elements, such as cleaning tools, to clean areas within the vessel allowing the required inspections to take place. Internal and external tank and vessel inspections are both possible through the use of robotic crawlers.