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A Review of Worm-like Pipe Inspection Robots: Research, Trends and Challenges

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A Review of Worm-like Pipe Inspection Robots: Research, Trends and Challenges. / Blewitt, Gabrielle; Cheneler, David; Monk, Stephen et al.
In: Soft Science, Vol. 4, 13, 24.03.2024.

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Blewitt, G, Cheneler, D, Monk, S & Andrew, J 2024, 'A Review of Worm-like Pipe Inspection Robots: Research, Trends and Challenges', Soft Science, vol. 4, 13. https://doi.org/10.20517/ss.2023.49

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Blewitt, G., Cheneler, D., Monk, S., & Andrew, J. (2024). A Review of Worm-like Pipe Inspection Robots: Research, Trends and Challenges. Soft Science, 4, Article 13. https://doi.org/10.20517/ss.2023.49

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Blewitt G, Cheneler D, Monk S, Andrew J. A Review of Worm-like Pipe Inspection Robots: Research, Trends and Challenges. Soft Science. 2024 Mar 24;4:13. doi: 10.20517/ss.2023.49

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Blewitt, Gabrielle ; Cheneler, David ; Monk, Stephen et al. / A Review of Worm-like Pipe Inspection Robots : Research, Trends and Challenges. In: Soft Science. 2024 ; Vol. 4.

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