Along came a spider.

Real spiders are helpful. They eat pesky bugs. These robots are helpful too. (tmsuk)
This robot has eight legs like a spider. (tmsuk)
Do you think the robot looks like this jumping spider? (Pixabay)
The robots have cameras. They can check on pipes. (tmsuk)
The robots are built to crawl through pipes easily. (Pixabay)

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It is creepy and crawly. A spider robot claws through pipes.

Old pipes can break. There are not many workers to check them. New robots crawl with legs. They check pipes for damage.

Pray: Thank God for robots and machines that help with tough tasks. Crawling in pipes is messy, hard work.

Read More: Sewer pipes can last 50 years. Japan has many pipes that are getting old. The pipes need to be inspected. There are not enough workers. Remote-controlled robots can help. The tmsuk company makes robots. Its first robots had wheels. But the surface of pipes can be rugged. So tmsuk made a robot called SPD1 with eight legs. It moves easily and has camera eyes that look in every direction. The spidey robots will hit markets in 2024.

“The Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.” (Proverbs 2:6)