Abstract
Reporters obtained the following quote from the background information supplied by the inventors:“The disclosure relates to robots for inspection of machinery and, more specifically, a robot for multidirectionaltravel along one or more su rfaces of a machine.“The disclosure is related to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/652,680, entit led “IN-SITU GAPINSPECTION ROBOT SYSTEM AND METHOD” (GE 316383-1); Ser. No. 15/ 652,730, entitled “MODULARCRAWLER ROBOT FOR IN SITU GAP INSPECTION” filed Jul. 18, 2017 (GE 316389-1); Ser.No. 15/652,771, entitled “END REGION INSPECTION MOD ULE AND METHOD FOR IN SITU GAPINSPECTION ROBOT SYSTEM” filed Jul. 18, 2017 (GE 316390-1); Ser. No. 15/652,859, entitled“OMNIDIRECTIONAL TRACTION MODULE FOR A ROBOT” filed Jul. 18, 2017 (GE 318889-1); Ser.No. 15/652,805, entitled “ACTUATE D SENSOR MODULE AND METHOD FOR IN SITU GAP INSPECTIONROBOTS” filed Jul. 18, 201 7 (GE 318890-1). The entire contents of each of these relatedapplications is he reby incorporated herein by reference.
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