GMV, an ESA partner is creating the Flipper-based Oil & Gas ATEX Intelligent Robotics System (Foxoris) robot. This robot uses improved sensor systems that will alert the authorities in case of any leaks or threats that might endanger the workforce. The technology used, has been derived from both ESA’s ExoMars rover, and the Meteron communications protocols.

“We want the robot to be able to move anywhere on a production facility that a human can go today,” explains Kris Kydd of Total’s Exploration & Production R&D Department, also the project manager for Argos. “Then, using artificial intelligence, we want the robots to be able to read and record the values on the instrumentation, and to know autonomously whether they are normal or not. If there is an abnormal situation, the robot has to alert the remote operator.”

Foxoris robot is one of the five robots contesting in the three year Total oil and Gas Company’s Autonomous Robot for Gas and Oil Sites (Argos). The sturdiest and most efficient robot would survive the extreme simulated environment to prove their worth. Out of the three sets of tests, Foxoris has won the first round; second round is to be held on June 2016.

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Author:Technology Blog