The first unmanned inspection and repair robot for train roof came out in China: it can automatically identify problems and deal with faults flexibly.

Thanks to CTOnews.com netizens for the delivery of clues from track people! CTOnews.com, March 19 (Xinhua)-- China's first roof unmanned inspection robot has been unveiled in Tangshan recently, which is a new breakthrough in the field of rail transit locomotive maintenance and inspection, according to Tangshan.

According to Jin Qiang, chief designer of Tangshan Baichuan Intelligent Machinery Co., Ltd., the maintenance work of the train roof is very dangerous, and maintenance personnel may encounter risks such as electric shock and high-altitude fall when they climb to the top, as well as problems such as missing tools or missing equipment inspection. The newly developed roof unmanned maintenance robot is composed of drive system, supply system, lifting system and robot system, which can automatically and intelligently clean and inspect the appearance of train roof parts. it can also automatically replace the air-conditioning filter and detect the pantograph, air-conditioning status and so on. Compared with manual work, the roof unmanned maintenance robot has the advantages of strong stability, high precision and long running time, and can keep the maintenance personnel away from the dangerous environment and improve the maintenance efficiency.

According to CTOnews.com, different from the traditional robot that executes instructions according to the preset program, the roof unmanned maintenance robot uses artificial intelligence technology, which is more "smart". It is not programmed to perform tasks, but takes up the post after "learning" and can automatically perceive the environment, identify problems, and deal with faults flexibly.

At present, the R & D team has collected all kinds of data about train roof maintenance over the years, and carried out high-intensity "training" on the roof unmanned maintenance robot. In the future, the robot will be mass produced.