Oil and Gas

Fully autonomous UAVs open up possibilities for market growth, operational efficiency, and security, writes Swift Engineering’s president.

ANYbotics launched Data Navigator, which turns robot inspection data into actionable insights for asset management and preventive maintenance.

ANYbotics said its inspection systems will increase safety by reducing worker exposure to hazardous environments.

The new AW Stepper Motors are built to withstand dust, moisture, and grease while providing precise motion control.

Rantizo has expanded its portfolio for agricultural drone service providers, as other drone companies make moves.

XOCEAN provides ocean data collected via autonomous robots to the offshore energy and civil hydrography sectors.

RobotLAB has added drones from Vision Aerial to the portfolio of service robots it offers through franchisees across the Americas.

ANYbotics plans to use the funding to continue its global and U.S. expansion, adding inspection robot capabilities and expert staffers.

AWS and NVIDIA said that Isaac Sim on Amazon Web Services can significantly accelerate and scale robot simulation and AI training.

Swiss-Mile is productizing a robot that puts wheels onto a four legged robot, and XPENG released a video of of its humanoid at work.

Gecko Robotics has developed Fulcrum, which uses AI to provide high-quality infrastructure data to its Cantilever analytics software.

Taurob and Rockwell Automation’s Kalypso unit are integrating hardware and software for automated inspections in oil and gas.

The new Certus Mini line of navigation systems offers precision in a compact package, says Advanced Navigation.

Boston Dynamics has updated the Spot quadruped by adding more autonomy and sensing with its latest software release.

Outdoor robots have specific challenges for reliable design, which a panel at RoboBusiness 2024 will explain.

ASTM’s F45.07 Robotics Applications Subcommittee will initially focus on robot uses in solar, construction, and agricultural sectors.

Seatrec says its technology can allow robots to work in the open ocean indefinitely and without any intervention. 

The CMU team’s modular robots crawl inside gas pipelines to map, detect decrepit or leaking pipes, and perform repairs.

Nauticus has announced a new funding round and change in executives to support a new focus on commercializing its technology.

Automated inspection of critical infrastructure can provide data to help multiple industries, report Gecko Robotics and Rho Impact.

SRI International says its XRGo teleoperation capability could help ensure pharmaceutical quality and open up jobs to a wider range of candidates.

Square Robots plans to use the latest round of funding to continue developing and deploying its inspection robots.