---
publication_id: "OT-2026-000002077"
title: "Inspection robot with offset sled mounts for inspecting thick assets"
published_at: "2026-09-15T19:10:38.347488Z"
canonical_url: "https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002077"
categories:
  - "robotics-automation/robot-architectures"
keywords:
  - "b25j9/0009"
  - "b25j9/0009"
  - "g01n29/225"
  - "b25j11/00"
  - "b25j11/008"
  - "b25j11/008"
---

# Inspection robot with offset sled mounts for inspecting thick assets

## Abstract

A sled assembly for an inspection robot includes a first portion having a first sensor mount at a first horizontal position, and a second offset portion having a second sensor mount at a second horizontal position. The first horizontal position and the second horizontal position are horizontally displaced by a selected horizontal distance. The first portion includes a first plurality of sensor mounts, and the first plurality of sensor mounts include the first sensor mount. Also, the first plurality of sensor mounts include a first horizontal distribution profile providing a horizontal displacement between adjacent ones of the first plurality of sensor mounts that is not greater than a selected inspection resolution.