Energy
You can trust NREC to create innovative robotics systems for a very demanding industry that operates 24/7 within rigorous operational and safety standards. Our team has developed robots that are explosion proof, provide remote inspection, navigate inside pipes and crawl on steel walls. If you have challenging problems in your upstream, midstream or downstream operations, NREC can develop robotic solutions to increase safety and productivity, while reducing maintenance and operational costs.
Capabilities
Equipment Monitoring
Detect abnormal operations and predict failure
Operator Assist
Optimize operations, track performance and supervise new operators
Teleoperation
3D Teleop for remote operation
Autonomous Equipment
One operator supervises 5-10 machines
Surveillance & Security
Perimeter surveillance and anomaly detection
Safety
Applications
Autonomous Drilling
Remote Inspection
Exploration
Pipe Inspection
Safety
Reclamation
Featured Projects
Paint Stripping
NREC designed, built and tested the centerpiece of a semi-automated paint removal system that is now in everyday use and available for commercial sale by Chariot Robotics, LLC.
Pipe Vision System
A pipe crawling robot that visually inspects pipes in liquid natural gas (LNG) plants for corrosion.
Pipeline Explorer
NREC designed, built and deployed the Pipeline Explorer: the first untethered remotely controlled robot for inspecting live underground natural gas distribution pipelines.
Sensabot Inspection Robot
A remotely operated mobile robot that inspects and monitors industrial facilities.