Wall-Climbing Robot Makes Bridge Inspections Easier and Safer
A wall-climbing robot powered by technology inspired by Formula One racing is helping engineers inspect hard-to-reach places including bridges, dams, cooling towers and other massive, vertical structures. Dubbed HB2, the crawler-style robot was developed by UK-based HausBots. It is being deployed by Chicago-area engineering consulting firm Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates to help engineers inspect infrastructure…

