ExRobotics is the leading expert in developing and selling reliable robots and robotic solutions for harsh environments that require IECEx and ATEX Zone 1 certification. All of our robots are rugged and reliable for potentially explosive facilities.
At ExRobotics we have formulated a clear mission and vision. The mission of ExRobotics is to create value for the market for Ex certified robots. When we accomplish this, we would like to see our robots at major oil and gas facilities around the world.
To achieve our mission and vision, ExRobotics will:
Our employees, suppliers, customers and partners share information (good and bad) openly, so we all improve.
We all work together to achieve our goals, we learn from our mistakes, we don’t blame each other.
Our employees, suppliers, customers and partners enjoy working with each other.
Our products and processes keep people safe and are ecologically sound.
We do what we need to, we don’t waste time and effort and create unnecessary overheads.
Some years ago the ideas of robotics may have been seen as pure science fiction, but with significant growth in numerous industries in the last few years, it is now becoming a reality in everyday operations. To meet such demands, ExRobotics has greatly expanded its operations in the Netherlands in its R&D and assembly facilities, supported by our venture capital partner Rotterdam Port Fund.
After three years of development and extensive testing, the ExR-2 Robot is ready to launch. It offers a panning inspection module, 3D LiDAR a 5G-ready communication and is IECEx/ATEX zone 1 certified to operate from -40C to +60C.
First Responder: for incidents where explosive gas may be present; Emissions Detector: to battle fugitive emissions on site; Co-Operator: for remote unmanned facilities
In 2017 we developed our first product, ExR-1. This is a remotely operated robot. Since then, we’ve sold over twenty robots to four continents. In our product range you will find four different robots: First Responder, Emissions Detector, Co-Operator and Investigator. These robots all have different features and functionalities.
ExRobotics was founded in 2017 by Iwan de Waard and Ian Peerless. Its founders had seven years of experience developing robots for use in potentially explosive environments. This culminated in supplying Sensabot to the North Caspian Operating Company in cooperation with Shell Projects and Technology. Our objective is to commercialise that experience.
Sensabot Mark 2 became the first remotely operated resident robot certified for use in potentially explosive environments. Sensabot Mark 2 is now with the customer, NCOC, in Kazakhstan. It has continued the tradition of attracting attention. In 2017 the development team was awarded Shell’s Excellence Award for Technology and Innovation.
Sensabot Mark 2 tackled this challenge head-on. Instead of over-pressure it used a wide range of protection methods especially Ex “d”, Ex “e”, and Ex “i”. This resulted in a hugely complex certification programme for Shell, who had taken over the project from NREC, and the certifying authority, UL. Ultimately the robot required 13 new IECEx certificates. In this time ImProvia (one of the shareholders of ExRobotics) got involved to support Shell in this certification program.
The first, yellow robot was called Sensabot. It was developed by the National Robotics Engineering Centre (NREC) at Carnegie Mellon University and was amazingly successful for a first attempt. It was still being driven years later and has the honour of being signed by USA President Obama, UK Prime Minister Cameron, and Kazakhstan President Nazarbayev. However it also demonstrated the challenges of certifying such a complex electrical machine for use in potentially explosive environments.
