CPC B25J 9/06 (2013.01) [B25J 5/007 (2013.01); B25J 13/08 (2013.01); G01M 15/14 (2013.01)] | 11 Claims |
1. A mobile robot for inspecting a turbomachine comprising:
at least one measuring device;
and a body including an assembly of at least three rigid segments each having two opposite longitudinal ends,
characterized in that the longitudinal ends of each segment are equipped with a hinge including a ball joint, each ball joint comprising a motorized wheel mounted thereon and therearound, the at least one measuring device being mounted on a ball joint located at a longitudinal end of the body, wherein the mobile robot further includes a tensioning system for tensioning the ball joints, wherein the tensioning system is configured to tension the ball joints by moving the segments and said at least one measuring device between a first configuration in which the segments and the at least one measuring device are aligned and a second configuration in which each segment has with said at least one adjacent segment or with said at least one measuring device an angle less than 180° by winding an elastic cable or by use of a shape memory spring.
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