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ANYbotics says it has begun delivering ANYmal X, a four-legged inspection robot designed for potentially explosive oil, gas, and chemical facilities, with Equinor and DSM-Firmenich among the named customers. The company says the robot is built to meet ATEX and IECEx standards and uses thermal, visual, acoustic, and gas sensors while feeding inspection results into plant-maintenance systems. Delivery status, the reported early-access testing across hundreds of missions, and performance benefits are company-reported; the article does not provide independent field results.
The company says BP, Equinor, Shell, PETRONAS, Petrobras, BASF, and SLB tested ANYmal X during hundreds of onshore and offshore missions since 2023. It describes explosion-protection measures for the battery, motors, computing, and sensors, and says the machine was designed for ATEX and IECEx hazardous-area requirements. The announcement does not give a shipment count or independently measured safety and downtime results, so the broader benefits remain company claims.