Fox Sewer Rover
The Fox Sewer Rover team builds robots that explore the inside of dark pipes under the streets of France. His robots live stream 360° video direct to a laptop, enabling the robot operator to see any cracks or damage. They can look up, down, left, right at any point in the inspection.
FOX SEWER ROVER, designs and builds these amazing robotic rovers for a leading French company that repairs a complex network of underground pipes. In addition to live streaming 360° video, the rover can also save the video to a file.
From Fox Sewer Rover
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Portability Any type of construction work Compact, light, powered by a strong removable battery |
Control Responsive design Wi-Fi or 4G distance control, guidance and video stream on a multi-media interface working with phones tablets or PC |
Transmission Wired or wireless Robots commands can be sent by a numerical wired or wireless transmission |
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Video 360° / 4K Our 360° cameras allows the analysis to be done on field or to be postponed at any time and any place away from the construction site |
Inspection Time saving No needs for stops at the joints |
Onboard Technology Various Sensors The Fox’s Robots carries a lot of sensors (thermal, distance, gyroscopic, etc…) to improve the data’s analysis |
Check out these 360° videos!
FOX bi lentilles - DUAL FISHEYE VIEW
360° video
FOX caméra avant - FRONT VIEW
The RICOH THETA V is placed sideways in a low-cost plastic enclosure. Hugues designed a special connector for the enclosure to allow access to a micro USB connection. The connector is fabricated using a 3D printer. Video saved to file is automatically put into the proper orientation using the Top/Bottom correction of the RICOH software.
Technical Information
Video: Sample video of inspection with 360 video saved to THETA V internal storage
Future Plans
FOX SEWER ROVER is looking to add both USB and Wi-Fi control of the RICOH THETA.
Version Using RTSP Plug-in
Hugues built another version of the FOX Sewer Rover using RTSP and Janus Gateway.
The Team - Contact
Although the rovers are currently sold only in France, the company is open to discussions for international sales. Businesses interested in licensing or purchasing the FOX SEWER ROVER system can contact Hugues at the email below.
Contact Email: foxsewerrover@gmail.com
Earlier Prototypes
Different versions of the FOX SEWER ROVER are used to inspect drainage systems in a range of sizes. The rover above is built for a large pipe.
The white-yellow stripes at the base of the THETA is a spiral LED light strip that is used to provide light for the THETA V underground.
A secondary USB webcam is used at the front of the rover to record video at the same time as the RICOH THETA.
