Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kyoto-based Tmsuk Corporation (Tmsuk) has announced the development of a new legged pipe inspection robot called "SPD-X." The new ...

Stormwater culverts can be dangerous places, due to hazards such as crumbling concrete ceilings, submerged obstacles, and toxic gas accumulations. The PIPE-i robot was designed with that fact in mind, ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The Louisville Water Company is using swimming robots to inspect underground pipes. The technology inspects large water mains, often while they're filled with water, ...

Tiny robots could help fix leaky water pipes without having to dig up roads, according to new research. The miniature machines - called "Pipebots" - are the same size as a toy car and can track down ...

Engineers from the UK Atomic Energy Authority robotics center, RACE (Remote Applications in Challenging Environments), have revealed the design of a mouse-shaped robot for inspecting the collider ...

Hidden from sight, under the UK’s roads, buildings, and parks, lie about one million kilometers of pipes. Maintaining and repairing these pipes require about 1.5 million road excavations a year, which ...

Fixing underground water pipes usually means digging up roads and sidewalks — a process that's disruptive and expensive. However, researchers at the University of Sheffield in the U.K. are working on ...

In more than one US location gas pipes under city streets have exploded, causing damage and even death. Aging, failing underground pipes carrying natural gas can be notoriously difficult to ...

A tubular, soft robot controlled by light can pump liquids, unscrew bolts and travel through pipes. The robot can also be designed to bend in the direction of a light source, like a plant tilting ...