Robotics
Industrial Robots Are Here!

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Industrial robots such as aerial drones, ground autonomous robots and explosion-proof robots are steadily being incorporated into industrial plants. Right from carrying out routine plant inspections to entering hazardous zones, industrial robots can do it all.

Flyability’s Elios 2 is a drone used for internal inspection of tanks or boilers. (Source:  Flyability)
Flyability’s Elios 2 is a drone used for internal inspection of tanks or boilers.
(Source: Flyability)

Industrial plants such as oil and gas, chemicals and petrochemicals are huge and consist of major infrastructure as well as numerous machines, equipment, pumps, valves, etc. All these different segments have to be regularly monitored to ensure smooth and efficient plant operations. Human plant personnel are usually responsible for carrying out these tasks but with the introduction of industrial robots, this scenario is steadily changing.

Industrial robots for plant inspections

Since industrial robots are machines, they are capable of carrying out routine plant inspections 24*7, with high accuracy each time. Be it inspecting flare stacks or reading measurements on different devices, or scanning the surroundings to identify hotspots or potential gas leakages, industrial robots seamlessly take on these vital operations.