Tips & Tricks: Common Uses for Robotic Crawlers

User Tips For Robotic Crawlers
Tip #5: Common Uses for Robotic Crawlers
If you’re researching Remote Visual Inspection solutions for your company, it usually helps to know which other industries use Robotic Crawlers for RVI. Knowing that other industries or companies utilize crawlers for asset and equipment inspection in a similar way to the needs of your company, can help you make a decision about the best product. Here are just a few common uses that can point you in the right direction:
- Inspection of storage tanks, welds,
- HVAC, corrosion evaluation
- Inspections of reactor pressure vessels and surveillance during offloading and refueling
- Reactor vessel inspections
- Railroad and truck tank cars
- Elevator and mine shaft
- Steam generator bowl and secondary side inspection
- Reactor coolant pump
- Nuclear fuel bundle Serial number verification
- Military operations
- Search & rescue
Read the rest of the series here:
Tip #1: Choosing Your Robotic Crawler Tracks
Tip #3: Reconfiguring the VT 100 Crawler
Tip #4: Customizing your Crawler
Tip #6: Getting your Crawler Vertical

Jason De Silveira, founder and CEO of Nexxis Technology, has always had a sharp focus on robotics, education, and real-world solutions. Throughout his career, he’s stayed committed to pushing the boundaries of robotics and helping industries strengthen their approach to asset integrity and robotic inspection.
With a background in operations, commissioning, and start-ups of new facilities, Jason leads Nexxis with a hands-on understanding of what real projects demand. Under his leadership, Nexxis has become known for developing innovative robotic systems that deliver better data, boost safety, and take the risks out of confined space and working-at-height inspections.
What makes Jason stand out? A passion for innovation, a proven ability to bring people together, and a genuine drive to help clients get the right solution — not just an off-the-shelf fix. With a strong focus on customisation and future-ready technology, he’s helping to shape the next generation of robotics.