Robotics have the potential to provide significant value to construction, engineering design, operations, and maintenance. It provides a solution to capture required data from complex and hazardous working environments and reduces the safety concerns for personnel by eliminating entry to hazardous environments.
The main objective of this paper is to provide a solution that eliminates the risks of working in confined spaces and aids in preventive maintenance using robotics technology. Robotics solutions can minimize risk and provide a method of acquiring site data and performing inspection and maintenance in an autonomous manner.
Data acquired can combine the use of robotics with artificial intelligence to allow the machine to perform the tasks required accurately without human intervention. Many of the challenges faced at the project site may be resolved when applying this technology to the work environment. Application in plants containing hazardous gases and offshore unmanned environment can benefit from these technologies. The use of this technology can lead to increased reliability of the project while reducing the risk of harsh operating conditions.