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PETRONAS: from an offshore trial to an agreement to scale Ex robots

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.

Last reviewed: 2026-11 · Methodology & sources →

Fact sheet

Organization
PETRONAS, with ANYbotics
Sector
Energy
Location
Dulang B platform, 170 km off Kerteh (Terengganu, Malaysia)
Environment
Offshore / energy
Stage
Pilot
First public deployment
2021
Autonomy (editorial classification)
L3 · Conditional autonomy
Coordination (editorial classification)
Standalone
Published payback
Not published

Trialled: ANYmal C. Later commercialized: ANYmal X (Ex-certified). The dataset lists ANYmal D.

01The challenge

02The solution

Hardware
ANYmal C in the offshore trial; ANYmal X (Ex) in the subsequent commercial agreement.[The Edge Malaysia, 2021][Startupticker.ch, 2022]
Perception
Not published
Navigation
Not published
Coordination
Not published

03Published KPIs

Figures as communicated, with their context and source. “Not published” means no public figure exists — a gap to close in a pilot.

KPIValueSource
Offshore trial durationMultiple weeks[The Edge Malaysia, 2021]
Conditions validatedSlippery surfaces, strong winds, day and night[The Edge Malaysia, 2021]
Agreement scope (2022)Platforms, LNG terminals and refineries through 2025[Startupticker.ch, 2022]
Inspection KPIs (frequency, findings)Not published—

04Lessons

Integration & operations

  • The offshore trial followed onshore functional tests, the logical sequence for de-risking before entering a producing facility.[The Edge Malaysia, 2021]

Maintenance & limits

Scaling