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5 Sep 2024
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Science fiction is quickly becoming reality in life — but it’s also just another day on the job site at TxDOT.
If you’ve ever visited a TxDOT job site, don’t be alarmed if you notice a robotic worker. There’s TyBOT the rebar-tying robot in the Odessa area, Spot, the data-collection robot in Austin, and WALL-E the storm-drain inspection robot in the Austin area.
“There are unknown hazards sometimes that are in storm drains and covets, like snakes, rats and debris, so we would send WALL-E in vs. sending someone else in, being in danger and getting hurt,” said John Gordon, storm drain inspector at TxDOT.
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