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'''Robotic [[non-destructive testing]]''' (NDT) is a method of inspection used to assess the [[structural integrity]] of petroleum, natural gas, and water installations. Crawler-based robotic tools are commonly used for in-line inspection (ILI) applications in [[Pipeline transport|pipelines]] that cannot be inspected using traditional [[Pigging#Intelligent pigging|intelligent pigging tools]] (or unpiggable pipelines).
 
Robotic [[non-destructive testing|NDT]] tools can also be used for mandatory inspections in inhospitable areas (e.g., tank interiors, subsea petroleum installations) to minimize danger to human inspectors, as these tools are operated remotely by a trained technician or NDT analyst. These systems transmit data and commands via either a wire (typically called an umbilical cable or tether) or wirelessly (in the case of battery-powered tetherless crawlers).
 
== Applications ==