Outokumpu & ANYbotics Partner to Revolutionize Safety & Sustainability
Outokumpu, a global leader and innovation driver in stainless steel, has partnered with Swiss robotics company ANYbotics to deploy their ANYmal robotic inspection solution at three different sites in Finland, Germany, and Sweden. The partnership was announced today at the Green Steel World Conference, where Outokumpu shared its goals of continuously improving safety, productivity, and sustainability.
This innovative technology will be the first time legged inspection robots are operationally deployed in the steel sector to improve and digitize facility health monitoring and reduce unnecessary worker exposure to adverse environments. The solution is made available on a Robotics-as-a-Service (RaaS) basis, enabling customers to automate inspections and add value immediately.
ANYmal is an autonomous, robotic end-to-end inspection solution that continuously monitors plant health and equipment. By conducting frequent automated visual, acoustic, and thermal inspections, ANYmal can detect anomalies at an early stage, which assists Outokumpu in pursuing three goals: increasing safety by reducing employee exposure to hazardous substances and environments, optimizing production through preventive maintenance, and decreasing environmental impact.
Outokumpu's partnership with ANYbotics reinforces its commitment to shaping the stainless steel industry by setting new standards for sustainable stainless steel. By driving and sustaining the momentum of the ANYmal robotic inspection solution in the steel sector, Outokumpu is strengthening its position as a global leader in the industry.
ANYbotics is a fast-growing Swiss robotics company with over 100 employees focused on supporting the inspection needs of workers in oil & gas, power, energy, mining, processing, chemicals, transportation, and construction. Since 2016, the company has developed innovative, intelligent, and integrated robotic solutions that improve workers' lives, increase productivity, and support more sustainable industrial facilities. Through partnerships with global technology leaders like Outokumpu, ANYbotics provides large asset operators with autonomous, automated, end-to-end robotic inspection solutions for complex, hazardous, and explosive industrial environments.