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ExR-2.5

ExRobotics

Tracked inspection robot that runs rounds and charges itself inside ATEX Zone 1 hazardous areas

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Deployments: 1
Companies that ran it

How it works on your site

The ExR-2.5 is a tracked, remotely supervised inspection robot that runs inspection rounds inside ATEX/IECEx Zone 1 hazardous areas of process facilities and charges autonomously within Zone 1. Sensor options cover methane, H2S, hydrogen and VOC gas detection plus PTZ, thermal and acoustic cameras, aimed at oil and gas, LNG, hydrogen and chemical plants. The OEM dates the ExR-2.5 to 2025, and it launched in North America in June 2026 with UL 6260 Class I Div 2 certification through distributor MicroWatt; field evidence so far is vendor-reported or comes from ExR-1 and ExR-2 pilots at process plants, and none of it is on a construction site.

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Field outcomes

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Between 2020 and 2022, Shell, Dow and ExRobotics ran pilot tests of the ExR-1 inspection robot; the experience led to the fully autonomous ExR-2, developed in collaboration with Shell Pernis and Dow Terneuzen.

Shell Pernis pilots (ExR-1; ExR-2 co-development) [model: ExR-1 pilots; ExR-2 co-development], Netherlands

ExR-2.5

Who has run it

2 deployments · 1 company · 1 country

Shell2 deployments

Will it work on your site

Control Interface: Energy Robotics (now Korial) software on the ExR-2Remote control and mission editor (ExR-2)
BIM/CAD Requirements: No BIM or CAD input statedRoutes and inspection points set in mission editor (ExR-2)
Fleet Management: Energy Robotics fleet management (ExR-2)Fleet-manager-agnostic software planned
Ul Certification: UL 6260 Class I Div 2Groups C and D, T4; North America
Range Km: Up to 2 km per chargeExR-2.5 product page (vendor-stated)

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