First time in history, Chinese robot successfully repairs 10kv powerline

By Desire Emmanuel, with Agency Reports

A revolutionary robot electrician recently performed repairs on a 10kv powerline in China’s Hubei Province, replacing human electricians for the first time in history, the country’s media reported.

Many electricians, plumbers, welders like to think they are safe from the Artificial Intelligence and robot wave sweeping the global job market, but it seems that in the face of technology evolving at lightning speed, no one is truly safe.

For example, China recently announced that one of its robots successfully replaced human electricians and performed critical repairs on a 10kv powerline.

Developed by the Hubei Electric Power Research Institute and Wuhan State Grid, the robot electrician uses

precise laser cutting technology to strip away the rigid insulation, clamps the branch wire onto the main wire and tightens the connections with absolute precision.

There was no shaking hands, no mistakes to worry about and no human life in danger.

“This robot can navigate even the most complex wiring environments and most importantly, it completely eliminates the possibility of people being electrocuted,” Wu Xin, a technician from Wuhan State Grid, said.

This revolutionary repair job took place in Qingshan County, Hubei and marked a major step forward in ensuring the absolute safety of electrical workers in extremely dangerous environments.

Typically, electricians wear special protective gear and conduct repairs on 10kv powerlines with live wires to prevent power outages in surrounding areas, putting them in extreme danger.

One wrong manoeuvre can mean the difference between life and death, but robots like the one developed by the Wuhan State Grid can take on these difficult tasks effortlessly and without any fear.