Successful turbine blade walk for BladeBUG

BladeBUG uses suction and robotics to walk its way along the turbine blade

A wind turbine blade inspection and repair robot being developed in Britain has successfully carried out its first blade walk on an operating turbine writes Dag Pike.

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