This 'snake robot' will fix pipelines on the ocean floor

This 'snake robot' will fix pipelines on the ocean floor
CNN
3/4/2021
By Adrian Lydon, CNN Business
© Eelume Subsea Intervention
The snake-like Eelume robot can be docked underwater for months at a time.
The deep-sea oil and gas industry has a vast and costly infrastructure to maintain. Wells, other equipment, and thousands of kilometers of pipeline must be installed, inspected and repaired.
Now, cutting-edge underwater drones and robots are being developed that could make the work safer, cheaper and less polluting.
Among them is Eelume, a six-meter-long, snake-like robot kitted out with sensors and a camera at each end. It can be kept at a docking station at depths up to 500 meters (547 yards) for six months, without being brought back to the surface.

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