Robot platform for remotely controlled and/or autonomous inspection of technical facilities

1. A robot platform configured to remotely controlled at least one of autonomous inspection of technical facilities, comprising at least a drive mechanism configured to move the robot platform; an inspection device configured to inspect the technical facility; a position determination device configured to determine position data of the robot platform, and a communication device configured to exchange measurement for at least one of control data and transmission of measurement and position data to an evaluation unit, the robot platform is modular, the communication device operates in accordance with a uniform standard, and the measurement and position data is streamed to the evaluation unit with a time delay of less than 1 ms.

2. The robot platform as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the robot platform is comprised of individual modules which are physically connected to one another by mechanical connectors for at least one of for exchanging data by digital communication links, which operate in accordance with a uniform standard.

3. The robot platform as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the digital communication links operate in accordance with an Ethernet standard.

4. The robot platform as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the digital communication links additionally have power supplies that supply power to the modules.

5. The robot platform as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the individual modules each have one or more submodules.

6. The robot platform as claimed in claim 5 , wherein one of the submodules is an interface for data exchange and a power supply link between the modules.

7. The robot platform as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the individual modules have an electric drive motor and an integrated control unit for the electric drive motor, the control unit having a power submodule and a microcontroller submodule as submodules.

8. The robot platform as claimed in claim 2 , wherein at least one of the modules is a drive module for movement of the robot platform.

9. The robot platform as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the drive module has an electric drive motor, and, as submodules, comprises: at least one magnetic wheel for rolling on and sticking to a surface, of the technical facility to be inspected, a power submodule for supplying power to the drive motor, and a microcontroller submodule for controlling the electric drive motor.

10. The robot platform as claimed in claim 2 , wherein one of the modules is a linear movement module for linear movement of an inspection device arranged thereon.

11. The robot platform as claimed in claim 2 , wherein one of the modules is a base station, which is configured to control the data exchange of inspection signals with the other modules and evaluation units.

12. The robot platform as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the base station emulates encoder signals, in order to allow simple connection of evaluation units to the robot platform.

13. The robot platform as claimed in claim 11 , further comprising a device, configured to coordinate transformation of position data, provided upstream of the evaluation unit, such that the evaluation unit can operate in a freely selectable coordinate system which is matched to the inspection to be carried out.

14. The robot platform as claimed in claim 2 , wherein at least one of the modules is configured to determine a position of the robot platform.

15. The robot platform as claimed in claim 14 , wherein a position transmitter submodule is provided to determine the position, and has a position transmitter wheel and an encoder unit.