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Equinor is to introduce autonomous ATEX-certified robots on its oil and gas installations offshore Norway. Its partner in the project is Austria-based inspection robotics specialist Taurob, whose robots will be used to conduct routine inspection and maintenance tasks on offshore installations.
Taurob started developing robotics applied for human safety, particularly in emergency response situations, 11 years ago. The ‘Taurob Inspector’ is the result of an intensive two-year collaboration between Taurob, Total and OGTC. Total was the first energy major to implement robotic inspection on their plant in the North Sea s Shetland Islands.
Matthias Biegl, Managing Director and co-founder of Taurob, said: “Our goal is to build trust with operators and raise acceptance on site. Going through thorough certification procedures with the customers and their HSEQ and Electrical departments is as important as the development process itself. Our goal is to build trust with o
Equinor to introduce autonomous ATEX-certified robots on their oil & gas installations in Norway. Partners with Austrian inspection robotics specialist Taurob.