LTG Group's freight transport company LTG Cargo has launched a pilot project: a specially trained robot dog will walk around wagons and use artificial intelligence to search for faults in their parts.

"LTG Cargo is a logistics partner for its customers, so our goal is to provide high-quality services that contribute to the success of their businesses. This pilot project, in which we use a robot and artificial intelligence to automate part of the process of inspecting wagons, will show how we can streamline our daily operations and thus ensure reliable freight transport by rail," says Eglė Šimė, head of the rail transport company.

LTG Cargo's rolling stock operation experts are currently "teaching" the robot to capture images of wagon parts and components so that a specially developed system can identify various defects and faults. It is planned that this robot will autonomously walk along 600-800 m long freight trains and check the condition of bogies, axle boxes, brakes, automatic coupling devices, and other rolling stock elements.

After this pilot project will be implemented and the capabilities of the robot dog and the effectiveness of such robotic and automated inspections will be assessed, the company will decide on the purchase of additional robots and their permanent use at major railway freight stations.

The freight transport company LTG Cargo is a member of the LTG Group, which is actively pursuing integration and expansion in the West. The company provides freight transport, intermodal transport, logistics and forwarding, freight loading, locomotive and wagon repair, and wagon rental services in Lithuania and abroad. LTG Cargo has established and manages the companies LTG Cargo Polska in Poland and LTG Cargo Ukraine in Ukraine. In developing greener freight transport by rail, the company brings together a team of 1,700 logistics professionals.