Remote-operated robotic system for live-line maintenance work

The live-line maintenance robot is the only robot that functions in an outdoor environment, namely in unstructured public spaces, especially in Japan. The technological impact of the development of this live-line maintenance robot is important in the future realization of “familiar robot society to human being”, and the social significance of the development is also large. Therefore, the live-line maintenance robot should not be developed merely for its customized function, but be developed for general-purpose key technologies which will support the future utilization of robots in other fields. Such concept is significant for the spread of robot. This paper focuses on the development concepts for the remote-operated robotic system for live-line maintenance work, outlines semi-autonomous human-cooperative robot technology, and introduces the electrically-driven live-line maintenance robot system configuration (remote system)