Pipe inspector

Pipe inspector (Pipe Seam Inspector) is the dedicated Karelics robot for measuring pipe joint gaps during tunnel and utility pipe installation. It is built on LeoRover. It is the only robot that supports the pipe seam inspection use case — Rhino inspector and other fleet robots do not run this workflow.

Platform


Form factor	Compact pipe seam platform — 425 × 448 × 700 mm, 12 kg
Speed	Up to 14 km/h
Runtime	Up to 6 h total, 4 h driving per battery cycle
Sensors	2× 4K (L/R), 360° Insta360, 2D LiDAR, UWB, adjustable pole
Standard kit	Robot · tablet with holder on pipe-laying machine · base station · extra batteries and charger

Hardware capabilities

2D LiDAR for left/right gap measurement (mm)
Dual 4K cameras and 360° Insta360 for joint and interior capture
Re-localization after battery swap
Falling avoidance and emergency STOP on Screen UI
Manual teleoperation with multi-camera remote drive

Safety

Worker stays outside the pipe during alignment
Emergency STOP on the Screen UI dashboard
Falling avoidance while driving inside the pipe

Solutions where this robot is used

📄️ Pipe seam inspection

Base platform

📄️ LeoRover

Pipe seam inspection — solution overview, operator guide, and Cloud workflow
Brain Release 2026.28.0 — latest Pipe inspector Brain notes

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Hardware capabilities​

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Solutions where this robot is used​