Dr. Jizhong Xiao gave a keynote speech and made a project demonstration at the NSF-Funded Workshop on Emerging Technologies in Infrastructure and Building Construction, organized by North Carolina A&T State University (NCAT.edu) on Aug. 12th, 2024 in Greensboro, NC. The live demonstration of InnovBot’s Wall-Climbing robot .

nnovBot LLC has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) phase-II grant for $866,830 to conduct research and development (R&D) work on Robotic Inspection and Data Analytics to Localize and Visualize the Structural Defects of Civil Infrastructure.

InnovBot LLC has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) phase-I grant for $225,000 to conduct research and development (R&D) work on Robotic Inspection and Data Analytics to Localize and Visualize the Structural Defects of Civil Infrastructure.

Wind turbine inspection robots are robotic devices that are used by onshore and offshore wind turbine operators for the inspection and repair of their assets, most notably on the wind turbine blades themselves. These robotics systems safely and cost-effectively check for blade damage using a variety of blade inspection techniques and technologies.

Infrastructure integrity is at a critical point as American building and bridges built in the 1960’s are nearing their end of life. This is crucial, especially for bridges as their life expectancy is 50 years.. Bridge inspections allow engineers to identify small defects and potential problem areas in bridges before they develop into major issues.

THE NEXT technological revolution that changes your life could come from a college classroom, thanks to an ambitious new program at The City University of New York. CUNY has teamed up with New York University and Columbia University to help talented academics transform their scientific research into marketable business ideas.