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Seven Robots with Green Jobs

November 25, 2009 By 2 Comments
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4.  Robots and Green Maintenance Jobs

A RIWEA robot has a green job climbing wind turbines to inspect for damage.

One great advantage of robots is their ability to deploy in places that would put people at risk of life and limb.  Wind turbines fit that category.  The modest looking RIWEA robot operates on rope-climbing principles that enable it to scale gigantic turbine poles and inspect rotor blades for dings, cracks, and other defects.

Image: FraunhoferIFF.

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  • Jimmy

    Apart from the composter, none of the uses here seemed very green to me. Just because something is solar powered doesn’t mean it’s green. We have to take a more holistic approach to determining what is and isn’t green.

  • Jimmy

    Apart from the composter, none of the uses here seemed very green to me. Just because something is solar powered doesn’t mean it’s green. We have to take a more holistic approach to determining what is and isn’t green.

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