Highways officials have unveiled a robot dog working on motorways and roadsides - and claim it will help end traffic jams.
The canine - called Spot - is being tested on the M5 in Somerset where is is assessing embankments, roads and bridges.
The canine - called Spot - is being tested on the M5 in Somerset where is is assessing embankments, roads and bridges.
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00:00 Today we're here to introduce Spot the Dog along with our partners BAM to undertake geotechnical
00:07 inspections using innovative technology for the first time in the National Highways Network.
00:14 We are here to record and monitor geotechnical defects on embankments. This is a live trial
00:20 using techniques such as Spot, it's the first of its kind in the nation to be used in this
00:25 way. Going forward with the success of the trials we would like to look at using this
00:31 kind of technology across our network to help us and enhance our monitoring and surveying
00:37 inspections that we undertake annually across the network. At National Highways we're incredibly
00:43 keen to explore new ways of undertaking surveys away from our traditional methods. We're wanting
00:51 to move to more digital and innovative technology to enhance those survey techniques. From a
00:59 geotechnical point of view personally I'm really excited to start looking at these technologies
01:03 to help us assist us in our day to day job. It's something very different, something we've
01:07 never really done before and the innovative is just exciting.