![]() The user interface also provides quick access to live video images and sensor data during later autonomous operation. Individual measuring points can be specified by naming them, and different inspection rounds can also be defined. Users then select the type of inspection (visual, thermal, auditory, etc.) and the playback medium (audio, video, etc.). To save inspection points, the sensors are aligned with the corresponding points. Users simply connect to the robot and run the inspection round once. No installation is required to commission the intuitive software. This allows inspection routes to be planned precisely and inspection points to be targeted accurately. A Digital Twin, based on the environmental data captured by the robot, allows the user to track the ExR-2's current position in the plant on the screen. With the help of Energy Robotics' control software, users complete this process from their own location via the web-based user interface. ![]() ![]() The EXR-2 and its sensors are taught using the teach-and-repeat principle. In this way, they minimise the risks for their employees, detect gas leaks or accidents at an early stage and can thus usually avoid them." Colleague robot on the move autonomously " In combination with the control software from our partner Energy Robotics, companies are able to monitor their plants remotely with the ExR-2 and carry out inspection rounds completely autonomously. Just like its predecessor, the ExR-2 is built to take on repetitive inspection tasks in such harsh environments," explains Iwan de Waard, Co-Founder and Director from ExRobotics. However, this entails certain risks, both in terms of health and quality. Nevertheless, they require regular checks, which until now have mostly been carried out by humans. "Many facilities in the oil and gas industry are unmanned and usually function smoothly that way. On this basis, they can make informed decisions without exposing themselves to health risks. The recorded values are read out by the integrated artificial intelligence of the Energy Robotics control software and sent securely via mobile network to the web-based interface of the employee in the control centre. Via other installed sensors, the ExR-2 can also monitor noises, detect leaks or map the concentration of gases in the air. For this purpose, the robot was equipped by ExRobotics with a rotating and elevating camera, which has, among other things, a thermal imaging camera. ![]() In addition, the ExR-2 is able to independently target inspection points such as thermometers, pressure gauges or valves and check their indications or condition using machine vision. With the help of the sensors, the ExR-2 recognises its location in the terrain and also avoids sudden obstacles. This is a form of three-dimensional laser scanning which, in addition to creating high-resolution maps, is also used in the control and navigation of autonomous vehicles. With the ExR-2, Energy Robotics and ExRobotics are now taking a further step in their partnership: the new generation of IECEx/ATEX-certified inspection robots is equipped with LiDAR sensors (short for light detection and ranging or light imaging, detection and ranging) in addition to a GPS for the first time. The predecessor model ExR-1 was already successfully used more than 30 mobile inspection robots at 9 customers. ![]()
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