CPC B25F 5/001 (2013.01) [B25J 9/1697 (2013.01); B25J 11/005 (2013.01); B25J 19/023 (2013.01); H02G 1/02 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A system for manually manipulating a wire tie on an energized power line, the system comprising:
a robot unit mounted to a boom assembly, comprising:
at least one robotic arm for performing an action; and
at least one camera for capturing visual information; and
a rotary tool driven by the robot unit, comprising:
a drive system comprising a planetary gear set,
wherein the planetary gear set comprises a ring gear that is configured to rotate around a conductor associated with the wire tie responsive to the robot unit driving the drive system, and
wherein the robot unit drives the drive system responsive to one or more instructions from an operator.
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