Innovations in Infrastructure Service Robots

I-Meng Chen, Ehsan Asadi, Jiancheng Nie, Rui-Jun Yan, Wei Chuan Law, Erdal Kayacan, Song Huat Yeo, Kin Huat Low, Gerald Seet, Robert Tiong

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Abstract

Infrastructure service robotics is a discipline studying robotic systems and methodology for buildings and civil infrastructure construction, inspection, and maintenance. The target could be buildings, estates, parks, bridges, power plants, power transmission lines, underground tunnels, sewage pipes, port facilities, etc. In this article, several new infrastructure service robots projects for construction services and deep tunnel inspection carried out in Singapore will be introduced. With new actuators, low cost sensors, and open source robotics software, infrastructure robots represent a new breed of intelligent systems that help the society to overcome manpower shortage and ageing workforce. These projects are examples of user-led and user-inspired robotics R&D effort led by government agencies, universities, and industrial alliance of local and overseas robotics and construction machinery manufacturers, start-up companies, and system integrators. The ultimate goal is to strengthen the robotics R&D capability in Singapore and to foster a robotics industry and the ecosystem that transform Singapore into a Smart Nation.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCISM International Centre for Mechanical Sciences, Courses and Lectures : Proceedings of the 21st CISM-IFToMM Symposium
EditorsVincenzo Parenti-Castelli, Werner Schiehlen
Number of pages14
PublisherSpringer
Publication date30 Jun 2016
Pages3-16
ISBN (Print)978-3-319-33713-5
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-319-33714-2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 30 Jun 2016
Externally publishedYes
EventROMANSY 21: 21st CISM-IFToMM Symposium - Udine, Italy
Duration: 20 Jun 201623 Jun 2016

Conference

ConferenceROMANSY 21
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityUdine
Period20/06/201623/06/2016
SeriesCourses and lectures (International Centre for Mechanical Sciences)
Volume569
ISSN0254-1971

Keywords

  • Construction robot
  • Large-diameter tunnel inspection robot
  • Professional service robot

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