Transformable swarm robots for pipe inspection and maintenance

A method for pipe inspection using a swarm robot system having one or more swarm robots, each of the one or more swarm robots having:

• a main control and monitoring unit managing and controlling operations of the swarm robot;
• robot actuators and an actuator drive module providing required power to drive the robot actuators;
• a geared DC motor connected to wheels allowing the swarm robot to move in any direction and turn up to 360 degrees;
• an electromagnet locking mechanism allowing for physical connection to another swarm robot;
• obstacle avoidance sensors;
• a navigation system;
• a power supply and management module;
• and a function module allowing each of the one of the one or more swarm robots to perform a specified task, the method comprising:
• receiving data from external sensors through a visual inspection module of the one or more swarm robots;
• processing data received from the external sensors using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) applications through a processing module of the one or more swarm robots;
• relaying the processed data to a user through at least one of the one or more swarm robots;
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• fabricating a component to seal leaks through a 3D printing device using a 3D printing module of at least one of the one or more swarm robots.