The PIRATE project is a Dutch robotics project designed to make it easier to inspect Dutch gas network pipelines. Tiny autonomous robots will be able to measure deformations of the tubing, as well as detect leaks. These battery-powered robots will make it possible to check which parts of the pipeline might soon become hazardous.
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University of Twente
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Demcon
Alliander
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Kiwa