03Case studies
Publicly documented deployments in one template: fact sheet, challenge, solution, published KPIs and lessons. When a figure has not been published, it says “Not published”.
Last reviewed: 2026-11Methodology & sources →
Of 8 cases, none has published a payback period. Almost no one discloses cost per task, human-intervention rate or real availability. Demand them in your pilot.
8 cases
Aker BP, with Cognite and ANYbotics · Valhall field, North Sea (Norway)
Trial of a quadruped certified for explosive atmospheres on a producing platform, with missions supervised from shore, as a step toward unmanned platforms.
Offshore / energy · 2 of 4 KPIs published
PETRONAS, with ANYbotics · Dulang B platform, 170 km off Kerteh (Terengganu, Malaysia)
A multi-week trial on an offshore platform followed in 2022 by a commercial agreement to take ANYmal X to platforms, LNG terminals and refineries.
Offshore / energy · 3 of 4 KPIs published
National Grid · Sandy Pond HVDC converter station, near Boston (US)
The thyristor valve hall could only be inspected during the annual outage; with Spot, visual and thermal inspection became twice-monthly, without shutting down the station.
Industrial plant · 3 of 4 KPIs published
Southern Company, with Skydio · Plants, substations and fixed sites across the system (US)
A conditions-based FAA waiver to operate drones from docks remotely and autonomously beyond visual line of sight across the power system.
Industrial plant · 2 of 4 KPIs published
GXO Logistics, with Agility Robotics · Flowery Branch (Georgia, US); expanding to Statesville and Lebanon
More than 100,000 totes moved and an expansion to two more sites announced, while GXO itself states it has not yet achieved ROI on humanoids.
Warehouse / logistics · 3 of 4 KPIs published
Zipline and Rwanda's public health system · Rwanda (Muhanga distribution center)
Deliveries 79 minutes faster than by road and 67% fewer expired blood units at 12 months: the deployment with the strongest independent evidence in the field.
Emergency / disaster · 3 of 4 KPIs published
BMW Group, with Figure AI · Spartanburg plant (South Carolina, US)
A multi-week 2024 test led, according to Figure, to about 1,250 runtime hours on the line; productivity and cost figures have not been published.
Industrial plant · 3 of 4 KPIs published
Starship Technologies (campuses, cities and Uber Eats) · 8 countries (2026), including the US and UK
Ten million autonomous deliveries and 3,000+ robots across ~300 locations, per the company; unit economics remain unpublished.
Urban / pedestrian · 2 of 4 KPIs published