Energy Robotics
IEEE Award 2023 presented
Darmstadt-based start-up Energy Robotics wins the IEEE Award 2023 in the 'Robotics and Automation for Product Innovation' category of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society.
Prof. Dr. Oskar von Stryk, Stefan Kohlbrecher, Wolfram Burgard (from left to right)
© Evonik IndustriesEnergy Robotics is a developer and provider of a software platform for the digitalization of industrial inspection and security tasks. The company's platform with robot and cloud brain enables the robot-assisted inspection of production sites, for example in the oil and gas, chemical, energy and utilities sectors, through the use of heterogeneous fleets of mobile autonomous robots and drones.
Energy Robotics' software platform enables asset owners to manage a fleet of different robots - regardless of brand - including 'Spot' from Boston Dynamics.
© Energy Robotics"Our solutions are based on more than fifteen years of research. The company was founded directly out of the Technical University of Darmstadt. As a result, a great deal of technical expertise and innovations flow into our development, both then and now," says Marc Dassler, Co-Founder and CEO of Energy Robotics.
Thanks to hardware abstraction, the software platform can be used with robots from various manufacturers. The hardware-independent Robot Brain gives a fleet of different robots the intelligence they need to move autonomously through the inspection environment and check up to 100,000 inspection points daily and independently. The necessary raw data is collected with the help of cameras and sensors. The cloud brain is used to manage all robots used, plan inspection missions and evaluate the collected raw data with the help of powerful algorithms and AI. Use cases solved by skills include early detection of gas leaks, reading pressure gauges, detecting valve positions, switch positions, fire extinguishers and audio analysis of motors and pumps as well as monitoring fences, windows and doors, checking emergency exits for blockages and detecting (unauthorized) persons.
The 'ExR-2' robot from ExRobotics, which is equipped with Energy Robotics software, during an inspection mission. This robot is certified for carrying out inspection tasks in potentially hazardous installations in ATEX / IECEx Zone 1.
© Energy RoboticsThe IEEE Robotics and Automation Award for Product Innovation recognizes companies that bring an innovative commercial product to market using robotics and automation science and technology. All submissions for the award must be brought to market within two years of nomination to be eligible. These may include, but are not limited to, household appliances, vehicles, houses, robots and any other commercially available products that utilize robotics and automation technology. The jury will judge based on the product's significance of innovation, creativity, technological merit, originality and potential impact on the industry.
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