Local transit agency RATP is trying a robot designed by Boston Dynamics for rail maintenance.
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For now, they're planning to use it as a reconnaissance tool on line A of the RER network.
Indeed, the robot can reach some spots that human operators have no safe access to, like very narrow tunnels or underground galleries.
This should help maintenance workers be safer in their daily routines.
They're also planning to use exoskeletons for workers who have to carry heavy things, or for those working on the maintenance of rail vehicles.