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Engineer's two-year field test: inspection robots should assist, not replace, humans
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Elimpus electronics and robotics engineer Daniela Shchegelskaya shares two years of experience using Boston Dynamics Spot to conduct inspections of hazardous areas in live substations, arguing that robots should take on tasks such as carrying instruments into dangerous locations and providing more detailed viewpoints, keeping people away from danger while preserving key judgment.
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- Should inspection robots replace people or assist them? An engineer's two-year field review
Daniela Shchegelskaya, an electronics and robotics engineer at Elimpus, shares two years of experience using Boston Dynamics' Spot for hazard-zone inspections in live power substations. She argues that robots should take on tasks such as carrying instruments into hazardous locations and providing more detailed viewpoints, keeping people away from danger while preserving key judgment.
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