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OT-2026-000002196

Robot provided with a flexible arm that may be deployed by eversion and use thereof in confined areas

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Robotics & Automation › Robot Architectures
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LERAT JEAN-PHILIPPE, POUPLARD PAUL
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IVYSPEC
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US-2026061637-A1, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, 5 March 2026
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Abstract

A robot is provided with an arm in the form of a tubular body having a sleeve ( 12 ) formed of a flexible membrane that is capable of being inflated and deployed by eversion at the distal end of the arm from the storage chamber ( 4 ) by means of a first fluid stream. This tubular sleeve ( 12 ) forms, when it is in the deployed state, a central inside sheath that can be used to house and receive a flexible tubular element carrying a payload such as a camera or a sensor or an actuator. A second fluid stream is injected between the tube and the tubular element, thereby enabling the latter to move separately from the tube. Cables or wires ( 22 a, 22 c ), arranged in peripheral sheaths of the sleeve ( 12 ), guide and orient the movement of the arm. Such an arrangement is configured for inspection of straight or bent pipes such as pipes in a confined environment or for the transport of payloads in pipes, in particular in an industrial, sanitary, nuclear or marine environment, or in aggressive or hazardous conditions.

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OpenTechnical Publication OT-2026-000002196, “Robot provided with a flexible arm that may be deployed by eversion and use thereof in confined areas,” published September 15, 2026 at 19:11:24 UTC, https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002196.

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