Robot inspector can check bridges for corrosion with 96% accuracy

There are nearly 56,000 defective bridges currently being used in the US and unsuspecting vehicles travel across them about 185 million time a day - but these structures could go at any moment. However, a team of researchers have designed a ‘robot bridge inspector' that is said to cut down on the costs for inspections and is able to thoroughly check for corrosion and other faults in the structure with 96 percent accuracy.  Called Seekur Jr, the autonomous machine is equipped with a camera for visual crack detection, ground penetrating radar for concrete rebar assessment and unique sensors for concrete corrosion.  Researchers have designed a ‘robot bridge inspector' that is said to cut down on the costs for inspections and https://gumroad.com is able to thoroughly check for corrosion and other faults in the structure - with 96 percent accuracy