Abstract:To address the low manual efficiency and poor environmental adaptability of robots in bridge inspection, a wall?climbing robot equipped with a bionic active curved?surface vacuum?adsorption mechanism is proposed. By integrating a modified YOLO algorithm model, the high?precision detection of crack length (±1 mm) and width (±0.2 mm) is realized. The robot adopts a modular design, integrating a three-degree-of-freedom mechanical arm and a vacuum adsorption system. With a load capacity of up to 9 kg, it can operate stably on complex curved surface bridge piers. The experimental results show that the adsorption success rate of this robot on curved bridge piers is 95%, and the crack detection rate exceeds 90%, which significantly enhance the intelligent level and safety of bridge inspection.