Devices, systems, and methods for precision data collection & survey-grade infrastructure assessments via a disposable, carbon neutral, & minimally invasive robot

A system for inspecting a pipe, the system comprising:

• a tether comprising a housing and an interior reel of line;
• a deployment garage comprising a frame and a carriage, wherein the frame can be selectively coupled to the line of the tether;
• and
• a robot configured to be positioned within the carriage of the deployment garage, wherein the robot comprises:
• a plurality of wheels;
• a housing that can be selectively coupled to the line of the tether;
• a carbon-neutral power source positioned within the housing;
• a sensing device configured for selective engagement to the housing;
• and
• a computing device communicably coupled to the sensing device and the carbon-neutral power source, wherein the computing device comprises a processing unit and a memory to store a software stack that, when executed by the processing unit, causes the computing device to:
• receive a signal from the sensing device;
• detect a condition of the pipe based on the received signal;
• generate a situational alert based on the detected condition;
• and
• transmit the situational alert to an end user of the robot.

A computer-implemented method of inspecting a pipe, the method comprising:

• training an artificial intelligence model with training data comprising information associated with the pipe;
• receiving, via the processor, a signal from a sensing device of a robot deployed within the pipe;
• transmitting, via the processor, information associated with the received signal to the artificial intelligence model;
• generating, via the artificial intelligence model, an output based on the information associated with the received signal, wherein the generated output comprises a determined condition of the pipe;
• generating, via the processor, a situational alert based on the generated output;
• and
• transmitting, via the processor, the situational alert to an end user of the robot deployed within the pipe.