Purpose – The paper aims to provide a review of the uses of robots in non‐destructive testing (NDT). Design/methodology/approach – Following a brief introduction, this paper considers the uses of robotic NDT, with an emphasis on applications in certain key industries. While some...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a review of the uses of robots in the nuclear power industry, with an emphasis on newer developments and applications. Design/methodology/approach – Following an introduction to the nuclear industry, this paper considers robotic applications...

Purpose – This paper aims to review the use of imaging technologies in robotics, with an emphasis on inspection applications and the control of autonomous robots. Design/methodology/approach – Following a brief introduction, this paper first considers vision‐based robotic inspection...

Purpose – This paper aims to provide a background to the use of robots by the automotive industry and describe a number of applications which illustrate the capabilities and importance of robotic machine vision technology. Design/methodology/approach – Following an historical background to...