Many industrial process operations deploy mobile robots for a variety of purposes. A “mission,” during which a robot travels to one or more specified locations in the plant, can be for visual inspection, sound detection, emissions or leak detection, thermographic inspections, a mapping survey, or routine surveillance that simulates an operator’s round.
Mobile robots can incorporate human-like capabilities, such as hearing, sight, smell and touch, which enable them to read gauges, record sound signatures, detect hot and cold spots, pinpoint leaks, determine valve positions, and detect abnormal objects.
In today’s era of staffing shortages, prospective users no longer need to wrestle with the idea of replacing human workers with machines. By performing lower value tasks, robots enable people to focus on strategic efforts that can’t be automated.
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