Robotics company provides inspection solution

Stainless steel producer Outokumpu and Swiss robotics company ANYbotics have partnered to deploy the ANYmal robotic inspection solution, as announced at the Green Steel World conference in Germany.

For what the companies are referring to as a first in the steel sector, legged inspection robots will be operationally deployed for improving and digitizing facility health monitoring and reducing unnecessary worker exposure to adverse environments. The solution is made available on a Robotics-as-a-Service (RaaS) basis, and Outokumpu is planning expansion after the initial deployments.

ANYmal is an autonomous, robotic end-to-end inspection solution that continuously monitors plant health and equipment. As a ‘ready-to-go’ solution, ANYmal enables customers to automate inspections via frequent visual, acoustic, and thermal inspections, which allows ANYmal to monitor assets and equipment and detect anomalies at an early stage. This, says the company, assists Outokumpu in pursuing three goals: increasing safety by reducing employee exposure to hazardous substances and environments, optimizing production through preventive maintenance, and decreasing environmental impact.

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