Overview
Expliner is a robot for inspection of high-voltage power lines up to 500 kilovolts. It features special wheels to roll along power lines and a robotic arm that acts as a counterweight for balance. The robot can inspect live wires without requiring power lines to be turned off, using arrays of CCD cameras with mirrors, HD camera, infrared camera, and various sensors to acquire 360° images and detect defects in cables.
Key facts
- Payload
- 80 kg
- Reach
- —
- Speed
- 0.47 m/s
- Weight
- 95 kg
- IP rating
- —
- Battery
- 8 h
- Power
- —
- Autonomy
- semi-autonomous
- Launch year
- 2010
- Price
- $3,298
- Status
- active
Detailed specifications
Motion & kinematics1
- Dof
- 12
Other13
- Price Tier
- 20-40K
- Applications
- visual_inspection
- Sub Category
- inspection_robot
- Max Speed M S
- 0.467
- Pricing Model
- purchase
- Company Country
- JP
- Lead Time Weeks
- 3
- Deployment Notes
- Successfully tested in collaboration with Kansai Electric Power Co. for inspecting power lines in Japan.
- Industries Served
- utilities
- Software Platform
- Embedded system
- Availability Status
- discontinued
- Countries Available
- JP
- Additional Information
- Partially autonomous but primarily teleoperated functionality., Equipped with various sensors including CCD cameras, infrared cameras, and proximity sensors., Total of six 200-W brushless DC motors and six 40-W DC motors for movement., Constructed from aluminum and carbon fiber for lightweight durability., Designed for rugged environments and capable of inspecting live power lines without requiring them to be turned off.
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