4. Recent technological developments and outlook

4.1 Embedded robotics and inspection

During the manufacturing inspection of parts, inspections are increasingly being automated, with the following advantages:

• improving inspection rates;

• the consistency of inspection conditions and the interpretation of results.

• When inspections are carried out on components or infrastructure in service, onboard inspections are rapidly gaining ground due to their obvious advantages:

  • On the one hand, they significantly reduce access times for personnel, which previously accounted for most of the intervention time.

  • On the other hand,...