He said these bots could wipe out poverty and kill off the need to work. And if it all goes according to plan, this so-called ...

With an increasing number of severe accidents in the global oil and gas industry caused by damaged pipelines, University of Houston researchers are developing an autonomous robot to identify potential ...

Kyoto-based Tmsuk Corporation (Tmsuk) has announced the development of a new legged pipe inspection robot called "SPD-X." The new robot can fit through pipes bigger than 7.87 inches (20 cm) in ...

SAN DIEGO-It's a dirty job, but somebody's got to do it. And when it comes to the expensive, claustrophobic and sometimes dangerous work of inspecting natural gas and oil pipelines, that somebody ...

HOUSTON (Reuters) - BP Plc has hit a snag in its attempt to saw through a riser pipe in a risky operation to funnel leaking oil from a blown-out well to the surface, the top U.S. official overseeing ...

* Saw blade stuck trying to cut pipe, BP trying to free it * Once cut finished, BP aims to place cap on leak (Updates throughout with detail, quotes) By Kristen Hays HOUSTON, June 2 (Reuters) - BP Plc ...