ANYbotics Partners With SLB to Advance Autonomous Robotics Operations in Oil & Gas
This collaboration will deliver end-to-end robotics services, transforming how oil & gas operators manage inspections, predictive maintenance, and safety globally.
Houston - Zurich, 29 October 2024 - ANYbotics, a global leader in autonomous mobile robotics, has entered into a long-term preferred partnership with global energy technology company SLB to provide state-of-the-art solutions to the oil & gas industry. This collaboration will deliver end-to-end robotics services, transforming how oil & gas operators manage inspections, predictive maintenance, and safety globally.
Reshaping Operations With Global Reach and AI-Driven Robotics Synergy
The collaboration between ANYbotics and SLB brings together ANYbotics' advanced robotic solutions and SLB's extensive expertise in energy services to revolutionize oil & gas operations. Combining their strengths will deliver comprehensive robotics services across key regions, including the Americas, Atlantic offshore, the UAE, and beyond.
SLB provides unmatched experience in oilfield services, extensive global infrastructure, and a digital ecosystem that will seamlessly integrate ANYmal robots into energy operations. SLB will also provide global market reach, ensuring rapid deployment and after-sales support through its field service teams.
ANYbotics brings its world-leading autonomous robotic technology. ANYmal X, their flagship Zone 1-certified robot, performs real-time inspections and condition monitoring. It navigates complex and hazardous environments, enhancing operational safety and efficiency. ANYbotics' advanced capabilities complement SLB's digital solutions by automating routine tasks, enabling predictive maintenance, and reducing human risk.
The partnership leverages SLB's global footprint and industry knowledge with ANYbotics' AI-driven robotic expertise to reshape how operators manage inspections, maintenance, and safety—driving greater efficiency and sustainability.
ANYmal X conducting offshore autonomous inspection missions. (Courtesy: Petrobras)
"ANYbotics, as SLB's preferred ground robotics supplier, will drive innovation, improve safety, and reduce environmental impact, setting a new standard for robotic solutions in the energy sector." Enzo Wälchli, Chief Commercial Officer, ANYbotics.
ANYbotics-SLB Setting New Optimization Standards at Scale
The oil & gas industry's digital transformation focuses on efficiency and risk reduction. Robotics is crucial in performing tasks faster, more accurately, and with less human risk. The ANYbotics-SLB collaboration drives this shift by deploying Robots-as-a-Service (RaaS) at scale. This optimized approach improves operational efficiency, increases uptime, and supports safer, more sustainable practices across the industry.
By integrating ANYmal X into SLB's asset management solutions, oil & gas operators benefit from enhanced data collection, digital twins, optimized maintenance, and reduced downtime. The end-to-end solution enables oil & gas operators to delegate up to 96% of routine inspections to ANYmal, resulting in a 70% reduction in tasks requiring human involvement.
Building on existing deployments across the Americas and Offshore Atlantic, the ANYbotics-SLB partnership continues to advance robotics innovation in the energy sector.
The partnership was jointly announced during the 2024 SPRINT Robotics - World Conference for Inspection & Maintenance Robotics in Antwerp, Belgium.
About ANYbotics
ANYbotics, a global leader in AI-driven robot inspection solutions, tackles critical industry challenges in safety, efficiency, and sustainability. Designed for the toughest industrial environments, ANYbotics' ANYmal robots excel in autonomous operations, advanced mobility, and real-time data collection, making them ideal for tasks such as routine inspections, remote operations, or predictive maintenance. Trusted by hundreds of industry leaders in energy, power, metals, mining, and chemicals worldwide, ANYbotics aims to augment industrial workforces with autonomous robots, addressing labor shortages and keeping workers out of harm's way. Supported by over CHF 70M in funding from leading European and Silicon Valley investors and a 200-expert team, ANYbotics has been shaping the future of industrial automation since 2009 with offices in Zurich and San Francisco.
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