EX ROVR, the autonomous, explosion-proof, plant inspection robot : Information

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• 2024-05-29NEWENEOS Oita and Negishi Refinery Proof of Concept (PoC) Videos
  Through a joint R&D program with ENEOS Corporation, EX ROVR "ASCENT" is embarking on PoCs at their Negishi Refinery, after successfully completing PoCs at their Oita Refinery.
  These PoCs are conducted autonomously to collect valuable inspection data and includes traversing throughout a multistoried operating plant.
  EX ROVR "ASCENT" continues to confirm its operational performance and prove its value for achievement of ENEOS's patrol inspection expectations.

• 2024-05-29NEWMHI successfully showcased EX ROVR "ASCENT" at the 2024 Offshore Technology Conference held in Houston, Texas in May. During this time, multiple autonomous inspection operations demonstrations were performed for numerous conference attendees. Since EX ROVR "ASCENT" has unique features and excellent maneuverability, MHI demonstrated the value which EX ROVR "ASCENT" can bring end-users for their unique use cases.
  https://2024.otcnet.org/

• 2023-11-09Second-Generation "EX ROVR" Explosion-Proof Plant Inspection Robot Achieves Continuous Automated Operation at ENEOS's Oita Refinery -- Outstanding Mobility Performance is Confirmed in Diverse Test Environments --

• 2022-10-07MHI Wins Best 100 Prize at Good Design Award 2022 for EX ROVR “ASCENT” Explosion-Proof Plant Patrol Inspection Robot

• 2022-06-17MHI will run a booth at SPRINT Robotics World Conference for Inspection & Maintenance Robotics
  https://conference.sprintrobotics.org/

• 2022-05-31Yokogawa and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to Undertake AI-enabled Robot System Project for the Nippon Foundation - DeepStar Joint Research & Development Program
  -- Aiming for autonomous operations on offshore platforms --

• 2022-04-11MHI Completes Development of Second-Generation "EX ROVR" Explosion-Proof Plant Inspection Robot
  -- Market Launch This Month under “ASCENT” Product Name -

Second-generation EX ROVR: "ASCENT"

• 2020-11-01The hardware design of EX ROVR Gen 2.0 (to be released in 2022) has been finalized : this is what it looks like

• 2020-09-10MHI Concludes Agreement with ENEOS on Joint Development of Explosion-proof Robot "EX ROVR" for Inspection in Oil Refineries -- Target on Practical Viability of Second-generation EX ROVR --

• 2020-08-03,04,05EX ROVR Summer Live Demonstration 2020
  We presented our latest prototype robot (Gen 1.5) to domestic and international customers in the oil, gas, and chemicals industries. We built a mockup plant in one of our factories in Kobe and performed an online, live demonstration of an autonomous inspection. Footage of the demonstration can be found in the "Movies" tab.
  There is also a narrated Powerpoint available under the "Support" tab.

• 2019-06-10MHI conducted Running Test of Explosion-proof Plant Inspection Robot EX ROVR -- Conducted Jointly with JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation at its Mizushima Refinery --

• 2016-07-12The robot has been deployed as a disaster response measure in tunnels and oil/gas/chemical plants for gathering reliable information safely and effectively. (Only in Japanese)

• 2013-09-25MHI jointly released Sakura No. 2, explosion-proof mobile robot for nuclear field application. (Only in Japanese)