Robotics Business Review

Energy Robotics and ExRobotics Launch Mobile Robots for Remote Inspection of Oil and Gas Sites

Organization: Energy Robotics & ExRobotics BV
Country: Germany / Netherlands
Year Founded: 2018 (Energy Robotics), 2015 (ExoRobotics)
Number of Employees: 5 (ER) / 7 (EX)
Innovation Class: Applications & Markets Innovation
Innovation Subclass: Energy

The ExR-1 is explosion-resistant and robust enough to operate in adverse weather and environmental conditions.

Description:
RBR50 Robotics Innovation Awardsobotics Business ReviewIn 2019, Germany-based Energy Robotics and Netherlands-based ExRobotics launched the ExR-1, the world’s first commercially available IECEx/ATEX certified (Ex certified), explosion-proof, mobile ground robotics system for remote inspection for oil and gas (O&G) operations. ExR-1 systems, which can operate in potentially explosive environments, are in daily operation on four continents serving multiple first customers.

Analysis:
The O&G industry operates about 100,000 onshore and 9,000 off shore sites. The sector is under intense pressure to improve cost effciencies, enhance safety, ensure environmental compliance, and increase the digitalization of operations at their sites. Continuous inspection can support these initiatives. 

The remotely operated ExR-1,
which unlike inspection drones is
explosion-proof and robust enough
to operate in adverse weather and
environmental conditions, can provide
continuous and detailed multi-sensorial
inspection data of O&G facilities. This
delivers a more accurate overview of
the maintenance state of expensive
industrial installations, as well as
ensures compliance with environmental
regulations, while eliminating any risks
of operators being exposed to hazardous
materials. - Dan Kara



 
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