Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for an open path gas detection system having a receiver with an optical sensor configured to continuously capture optical image data. The field of view of the optical sensor can include the path of a beam of focused light received by a light sensor of the receiver. The receiver can be configured to receive and temporarily store the optical image data in a memory buffer, and then transfer the optical image data to a persistent memory area upon receipt of a transfer command. A transfer command may be provided in various situations, such as when requested by a receiver, when a predefined object of interest is identified in the optical image data, or when a blockage occurs and light sensor is no longer receiving the beam of focused light.

Abstract: A robot configured for inspection of a pipe is disclosed herein. The robot can include a housing, a sensing device coupled to the housing, a carbon-neutral power source positioned within the housing, a plurality of wheels rotatably coupled to the housing, and a computing device communicably coupled to the sensing device and the carbon-neutral power source. The computing device can include a processing unit and a memory to store a software stack that, when executed by the processing unit, causes the computing device to: receive a signal from the sensing device, detect a condition of the pipe based on the received signal, generate a situational alert based on the detected condition, and transmit the situational alert to a user of the robot.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for an open path gas detection system having a receiver with an optical sensor configured to continuously capture optical image data. The field of view of the optical sensor can include the path of a beam of focused light received by a light sensor of the receiver. The receiver can be configured to receive and temporarily store the optical image data in a memory buffer, and then transfer the optical image data to a persistent memory area upon receipt of a transfer command. A transfer command may be provided in various situations, such as when requested by a receiver, when a predefined object of interest is identified in the optical image data, or when a blockage occurs and light sensor is no longer receiving the beam of focused light.