Working safely

1995/09/01 Elhuyar Zientzia Iturria: Elhuyar aldizkaria

• Robotika

And avoid accidents. These are the main tasks of the image robot. A robot capable of repairing or detecting breakdowns, installing new lines and connecting them with old ones or cancelling old ones is already useful in the Japanese grid. It will undoubtedly become a new model of collaboration between research and industry centres.

Its operation is simple: the operator sits in the control area at the top of the crane, from where the articulated arms of the robot move. In other words, the operator's function is limited to giving orders to the robot, so it should not have direct contact with low or high voltage lines.

The number of electric network personnel accidents has moved in half during the working months of the robot. The use of the robot has other advantages. In fact, during repairs and new installations, the operation of the power grid should not be interrupted.