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LineRanger
Photo: Hydro-Quebec (official image), from tdworld.com. Image policy
PrototypeCanadaRemote-controlled

Hydro-Quebec · working robot

LineRanger

A robot that clamps onto energised high-voltage conductor bundles, rolls along them filming damage, and briefly unclips to hop past obstacles.

Price
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Height
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Weight
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Payload
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Speed
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Battery
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Why it matters

A prototype machine from Hydro-Quebec (IREQ research institute).

Real-world use

No customers or deployments reported yet.

Timeline

First shown
2018-03
Released
Not yet
Functional prototype unveiled

Maker

Hydro-QuebecCompany

Public attention

How much public attention LineRanger gets, from open data.

  • No Wikipedia article of its own yet
  • No recent press stories listed yet

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What’s inside

No component details published yet.

Movement
Other movement
How it runs
Remote-controlled. A person operates it the whole time.

Lineage

Every Hydro-Quebec (IREQ research institute) machine in order.

  1. LineScoutLineScout2006Commercial
  2. LineRangerLineRanger2018Prototype

Made, sold and where

No production or sales figures published yet.

Price
Not published
How to get one
No official buying page found

Sources

Figures come from the maker. Every link below backs something on this page.

Robotics and Automation News Hydro-Quebec unveils LineRanger robot for checking live electric power lines Hydro-Quebec LineRanger T&D World Hydro-Quebec announces milestone in development of power line inspection robots

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