Researchers at UNM create robot to safely inspect rockslide sites

University of New Mexico researchers are working on making rock slide areas safer for inspectors. The university's Smart Management of Infrastructure Laboratory created the robot Brutus which analyzes rocks that are potentially damaged and could create problems at rockslide sites. The robot has already been field-tested here in New Mexico and researchers say they hope to make it a climbing robot in the future.

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University of New Mexico researchers are working on making rock slide areas safer for inspectors. The university's Smart Management of Infrastructure Laboratory created the robot Brutus which analyzes rocks that are potentially damaged and could create problems at rockslide sites. The robot has already been field-tested here in New Mexico and researchers say they hope to make it a climbing robot in the future.

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