060 – “Hull Crawling Robots”

Author: Shane Comer Company: Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Phone: (207) 752-6608 Email: shane.comer@navy.mil Overhaul and modernization of submarines is an inherently dangerous and difficult task. Portsmouth Naval Shipyard has worked in partnership with a small business (International Climbing Machines) to revolutionize various work processes using robotics technology. The hull climbing machines take the human out of […]

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