Enhancing Worker Safety in Harbors Using Quadruped Robots

TL;DR

This paper explores the use of quadruped robots for harbor infrastructure inspection to improve worker safety, focusing on identifying critical areas and analyzing a preliminary robotic solution.

Contribution

It introduces a novel approach using quadruped robots for harbor inspection, addressing complex operational challenges and initial feasibility analysis.

Findings

Identification of critical harbor areas for inspection

Preliminary analysis of quadruped robot deployment

Potential safety improvements for workers

Abstract

Infrastructure inspection is becoming increasingly relevant in the field of robotics due to its significant impact on ensuring workers' safety. The harbor environment presents various challenges in designing a robotic solution for inspection, given the complexity of daily operations. This work introduces an initial phase to identify critical areas within the port environment. Following this, a preliminary solution using a quadruped robot for inspecting these critical areas is analyzed.