Ball Type Rolling Robot for inspection and rescue (REF:C-0062)
E&M InnoPortal Trial Project Ref. No.:
Overview
The invention is a compact ball type rolling robot that facilitates safe, efficient, and low-setup visual inspections in environments that are hard-to-reach, hazardous, or inaccessible to large robots and drones.
The ball robot is compact, robust, and droppable, making it suitable for complex scenarios. It is equipped with cameras and audio systems, enabling real‑time visual and audio recording capabilities. The robot is available with various transmission modules, including WiFi, LoRa and 4G/5G, ensuring seamless communication and uninterrupted control during operations in diverse tasks and scenarios.
| Problem Addressed | - Inspecting and exploring hard-to-reach, challenging, and hazardous spaces poses significant risks to occupational safety and health. - Traditional large robots and drones face physical limitations, making it impossible for them to directly enter or operate in scenarios such as narrow tubes and caves. In contrast, the Ball Type Rolling Robot has a compact diameter of only 120-200mm, enabling it to operate effectively in such narrow spaces. |
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| Innovation | - Physical Adaptability: The robot can navigate locations that are inaccessible to large robots and drones, overcoming physical limitations in scenarios such as narrow tubes and caves. - Agile Mobility: The robot features high mobility with a 10 to 15-degree climbing ability and can traverse challenging terrain and cross obstacles up to 1.5cm in height, depending on the model. - Self-Righting System: Equipped with a stable dual-wheel system with self-righting capabilities, allowing it to self-adjust to capture videos at optimal angles. - Various transmission module: The robot comes with multiple communication modules, including 4G, 5G, WiFi, and LoRa, available in various models. This allows for precise remote control via a joystick or smartphone, ensuring seamless operation and real-time feedback. |
| Key Benefits | - Enhancing Occupational Safety: By operating the ball robot from a secure location, user can control inspections and conduct visual inspection without having to entering hazardous zones, reducing the risk of injury or harm. - Improve maintenance efficiency: The robot enables inspections by capturing high-quality videos and is equipped with LED light, allowing it to operate effectively in dark environments. This supports preventive maintenance by identifying potential issues before they become major problems. - Versatile Applications: The robot's capabilities extend to a wide range of applications, including collecting environmental data in underground pipelines, conducting fixture checks during E&M visual inspections, and monitoring complex environments such as factories, residential areas, and other hard-to-reach spaces. |
| Patent and Award | - Patent No.: 32024090134.0 - The 49th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva - Gold Medal - Hong Kong ICT Awards (HKICTA) 2024 – Smart Business (Solution for Business and Public Sector Enterprise) Silver Award - Asia Pacific ICT Alliance (APICTA) 2024 – Second Runner-up Award |