ANYbotics

ANYbotics develops a four-legged autonomous robot, ANYmal, for asset inspections and predictive maintenance in complex and hazardous industrial environments (e.g., oil, mining, energy, power, and gas). The quadrupeds are equipped with visual, thermal, and acoustic sensors to detect equipment failures, identify thermal anomalies, monitor gas concentration levels in real-time, and more. They work around the clock—reading the data on manometers, gauges, LCD displays, and valves; creating 3D models of the space for situational awareness; and dynamically updating a digital twin of the facility. ANYmal can crawl in and out of cramped spaces and up and down stairs in multi-level environments, perform path optimization and plan alternative routes, and dock itself autonomously to recharge, collecting hundreds of inspection points per mission.

The company offers its fleet under a robots-as-a-service (RaaS) model, in which customers have access to ANYmal robots on a subscription or pay-as-you-go basis, rather than purchasing them outright. This allows ANYbotics to provide a full-service offering for both hardware and software, and gives customers the flexibility to scale as they need, without large up-front investments.

“With our robots-as-a-service model, customers get a flexible and continuously-improving solution,” says Co-founder and CEO Péter Fankhauser. “As the robots collect and analyze data from customers around the globe, ANYmals not only immediately alert operators to anomalies, allowing them to intervene and problem-solve in real-time; they also become more intelligent over time. With a model in which we service hardware and provide frequent software updates, we help our customers to increase the value and positive impact over time."