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Co-Operator Surveillance Robot // ExRobotics

A co-operator robot can act as the eyes, ears and nose of a human driver that is located in a comfortable control room many (sometimes thousands) kilometres away.

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ExRobotics is the leading expert in developing rugged reliable robots for harsh environments that require ATEX/IECEx Zone 1 certification. These ATEX/IECEx Zone 1 certified robots will be the new benchmark for inspecting and surveying potentially explosive facilities. They are equipped with a range of sensors and cameras that use a wireless network to communicate with a driver/ operator located in a safe control room.

FOR REMOTE UNMANNED FACILITIES: Oil and gas companies are increasingly moving towards normally or minimally unmanned facilities as this cuts development and operating costs. Sometimes, these facilities are very remote (e.g. North West Shelf of Australia), harsh (e.g. the Empty Quarter in Saudi Arabia), or hazardous (e.g. the Caspian oil fields in Kazakhstan). Fixed instruments can’t be installed to cover all eventualities. In these situations, a co-operator robot can act as the eyes, ears and nose of a human driver that is located in a comfortable control room many (sometimes thousands) kilometres away.

The Co-Operator is kept permanently on location on its docking station which continuously charges its batteries. It’s usually driven by a plant operator from a control room although some customers allow their supervisors to drive the robot from their home. It acts as the eyes, ears and nose of the driver. It’s particularly valuable for hazardous and harsh environments such as hot deserts, arctic conditions and/or hydrogen sulphide contaminated fields. Also, it speeds response times for remote, normally unmanned facilities.

Advantages of a Co-Operator robot
A co-operator robot can quickly diagnose issues. Sometimes this can mean a process can be re-started immediately saving lost production, or it can assess a situation so the human operators are prepared with the right equipment and plan upon arrival.

Contact us to find out more about the Co-Operator Surveillance Robot or any of our other surveillance robotics, or request a quote online.

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Specification

Weight

75 – 100kg

Dimensions

950 x 690 x 555 mm

(L x W x H)

Driving time

90 – 120

minutes

Speed

0.8 meter/sec

(2.5 km/hour)

Powder Coated

Body

to Customer’s

colour scheme.

Operating ambient

temperature

from -20°C

to 50°C

ATEX/IECEx

Zone 1 certified

IIB (ethylene or

similar)

MOBILITY

Integrated unit of high-grade aluminium with:

Speed 2.5 km/hour

Skid steering on the spot

Range 1.5 km

Drives up and down 30-degree slopes

Drives up and down 20cm ledges

CAMERA MODULE

Integrated unit of high-grade aluminium with 3 cameras:

Glass windows with nano-coating for self-cleaning

A mixture of hi-resolution 18.1 megapixel and low-resolution 3.1

megapixel cameras facing forwards, downwards and upwards

All cameras have digital zoom, point and click, snapshots and

exposure control

LIGHT MODULE (OPTIONAL)

Integrated unit of high-grade aluminium with 3 lights:

Three LEDs orientated in the same direction as the cameras

Each LED has a 690-lumen output

TRACKS

Specialist anti-static tracks with excellent spot steering and step

climbing abilities

MICROPHONE

Mono front-facing microphone

BATTERY PACK

Ex enclosure containing three 12V 9 Ah lead crystal batteries

MAIN ELECTRONICS BOX

Ex enclosure containing a custom mainboard that

integrates the robot’s functions:

Intel Atom processor with Braswell 14 nm process technology,

4 cores, 8 Gb, 1,04 GHz

2x STM 32bits processors to support the main processor

Battery charger system and battery management system

Integrated sim-card or WiFi

GAS SENSOR OPTIONS

Ion Science Falco 1.1 for volatile organic compounds (VOCs)

Honeywell 3000 Mk II for toxic gases

Crowcon IR MAX for light hydrocarbon gases

INDUCTION CHARGER AND DOCKING STATION

Patented induction charger with:

Foreign object detection system

Inputs 24 VDC, 110 VAC, 120 VAC, 220 VAC or 240 VAC

The robot can also be supplied with a quick charge socket

4G LTE WIRELESS CONTROL SYSTEM

Dual-band antennas that connect the robot to the control station

using a public or private 4G LTE network

WiFi offered as an alternative to 4G

CONTROL STATION

The robot can be driven using a laptop with a game controller or a

smartphone

ATEX / IECEX ZONE 1 CERTIFICATION

II 2 G Ex db eb ib mb qb IIB T4 Gb

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Co-Operator Surveillance Robot // ExRobotics

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