Manual Efforts
Civil inspections rely on inspectors to physically examine every part of the infrastructure.
Conducting civil infrastructure inspections on a large scale poses numerous risks to individuals, equipment, and introduces potential for errors.
Civil inspections rely on inspectors to physically examine every part of the infrastructure.
Civil inspectors put themselves at risk during inspections.
Manual inspections rely on human visual inspection and judgment which can be inconsistent and inaccurate.
The labor and time required to complete civil inspections make them expensive.
AIR Corp is set to debut as a cutting-edge software solution designed for bridge and dam inspections.
Over the next four years, our ambitious roadmap includes the introduction of a robotics platform tailored for both mining companies and the Department of Defense.
We are very interested in a demonstration of a robotic inspection and UT scan of a representation portion of the Apollo Gantry. Potentially a follow-on for a complete UT survey if they initial demonstration goes well.
The NDOT is very interested in innovative robotic technology to ease the burden of current bridge inspection practice. If AIR Corp. successfully develops its bridge inspection robots, we can use their inspection services and consider ordering robotic units for our bridge inspection program.
We are happy to support AIR Corp's SBIR proposal. We will work with their interdisciplinary team to help establish any needed items for the testing and demonstration of their inspection robotic systems. We will also assist the testing of the prototype system, including robot deployment at bridge sites and data collection, and provide any inputs they need to make their project a success.
I came across AIR Corp's robotic technology and was impressed by the automated inspection solution that the company can provide. The AIR Corp's developed robotic systems can certainly help solve some of the challenges with structure inspections. I hope that AIR Corp's SBIR proposal will be considered for funding to allow the company to fulfill its mission of providing an automated, safe, and efficient solution for aging infrastructure.