Climbing robot inspects mooring chains above and below water

The field trials took place in the diving facility at TWI, Middlesbrough

A robot designed to hook onto, and scale up and down, large mooring chains, both at sub-sea level and in the air – with a non-destructive testing (NDT), ultrasonic imaging system on board that scans for critical defects – has recently undergone successful field trials.

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