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minus-squareTranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·23 hours agoIt’s still not as effective as the current means. Plus, this would only hypothetically work on conduit that doesn’t elevate or go vertical. It’s cheaper and faster to just apply a shop vacuum to the conduit and suck a ball with a line through.
minus-squareSparroHawc@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agoIf the robot is the right size, it would be able to move vertically. Mind you, you’re right, but new methods of locomotion can come in useful in surprising ways that you and I haven’t thought of.
It’s still not as effective as the current means. Plus, this would only hypothetically work on conduit that doesn’t elevate or go vertical. It’s cheaper and faster to just apply a shop vacuum to the conduit and suck a ball with a line through.
If the robot is the right size, it would be able to move vertically.
Mind you, you’re right, but new methods of locomotion can come in useful in surprising ways that you and I haven’t thought of.