Wednesday, March 20, 2013

SAM robot climbs highrises to check for damage

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SAM ascends a building


If you were responsible for the upkeep of a 20-story-tall building, you wouldn’t just stand on the ground and look up at it to see if it needed any structural repairs. Instead you’d hire a building inspection service, which would lower inspectors down the side of the building on a swing stage or bosun chair, like window cleaners use. The folks at FTD Highrise Inspection, however, are now using something that they claim is a superior alternative – a highrise-inspecting robot they created, called SAM. .. Continue Reading SAM robot climbs highrises to check for damage



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