QuadrupedCommercial productCurrent generation

ANYbotics ANYmal X

Explosion-protected version of ANYbotics' inspection quadruped, unveiled in March 2022 with PETRONAS and launched as a product in October 2026. According to ANYbotics, Bureau Veritas issued an ATEX EU-type examination certificate for Zones 1 and 2, Gas Group IIB, temperature class T4 and Category 2G; IECEx certification for the series will come with first production. It is not intended for Zone 0, dust atmospheres or IIC gases such as hydrogen or acetylene.

Year: 2022
Origin: Switzerland
Autonomy: L3 · Conditional autonomy
Dataset review: 2026-11 · Methodology & evidence levels

What it does, and on what evidence

Five mandatory fields on every sheet. A product page proves neither commercial availability nor full autonomy: here we separate what has been documented from what is announced.

1 · Task

Run routine inspection rounds in potentially explosive-atmosphere zones of oil, gas and chemical plants: instrument readings, thermography, acoustic leak detection and gas measurement, logging each reading to its asset.

2 · Autonomy by task

Does on its own

According to the maker, it autonomously walks routes with steep stairs and narrow walkways without facility modifications, docks itself to its charging station and can continue stored missions offline.

A person steps in

Missions are scheduled in the Shift platform or from the customer's systems and an operator follows them from a control room; at Valhall its data were integrated to enable operation from onshore. The charging dock and nitrogen refilling stay outside the hazardous area. How often a person intervenes has not been published.[Unite.AI, 2026][Bureau Veritas, 2023][Robotics & Automation News, 2023]

3 · Strongest evidence

Pilot2026-10-27

According to ANYbotics, BP, Equinor, Shell, PETRONAS, Petrobras, BASF and SLB have tested it since 2023 in “hundreds” of onshore and offshore missions in its early access programme; Aker BP tested it on two decks of the Valhall platform (70 inspection points, 2023). Deliveries to customers such as Equinor and DSM-Firmenich began in October 2026; no operating data from those units have been published yet.[World Pipelines, 2026][Robotics & Automation News, 2023]

4 · Access

Commercial product

Shipping to customers since 27 October 2026. Price not published: ANYbotics defines routes and goals with each customer and then makes an offer.

5 · Lifecycle

Current generation

In 2022 ANYbotics announced IECEx and ATEX approval for Zone 1 and Bureau Veritas announced an IECEx certification in 2023; for the 2026 production version, ANYbotics says the IECEx certificate requires an audit of the series production line and will come with first production.

[Startupticker.ch, 2022][Robotics & Automation News, 2022][Bureau Veritas, 2023][World Pipelines, 2026][Silicon Report, 2026]

Spec sheet

Manufacturer maxima under declared conditions; not simultaneous. The test condition is shown under each value.

Weight: Not published
Payload: Not published
Operating time: 3 h; “more than three hours” per charge, with autonomous docking; preliminary specification, subject to change per ANYbotics. Charging and nitrogen refilling take place outside the hazardous area
IP rating: IP65; robot; the inspection payload is IP67. Preliminary specification reported by the press at the October 2026 launch
Temperature range: -10 … 50 °C; ambient temperature for continuous operation; preliminary specification

Primary source quality: Press / aggregator

Backed by:[Unite.AI, 2026][Silicon Report, 2026]

Taxonomy profile

Where the platform sits on the four axes of the reference framework.

Autonomy

Conditional autonomy

Makes local decisions on unexpected events; needs occasional remote supervision.

Coordination

Coordinated

Standalone
Coordinated
Collaborative swarm

Shares state and telemetry through a base station or central server.

Control

primary: Supervised mission

FPV
Teleop
Supervised
BVLOS
RL/VLA

supported: Supervised mission

Perception

5 sensing modalities

RGB cameras
PTZ zoom camera
Thermal / infrared
Acoustic / leak ultrasound
Gas detection

Operating environments

Industrial plant
Offshore / energy

Sectors

Infrastructure inspection
Energy

Ideal business case

Inspection rounds in ATEX zones in oil, gas and chemicals

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Sources for this sheet

How we grade evidence →

1.
ANYbotics Launches ANYmal X, a Legged Robot for Explosive Atmospheres — Unite.AI, 2026-10-27
C· Third party, not peer-reviewedMediaEditorial processDeclaration
Checked against full text · accessed 2026-11-04
AI-generated article reviewed by the editors (per the outlet itself) summarising the release and product page: Bureau Veritas ATEX EU-type examination certificate for Zones 1 and 2, IIB, T4, Category 2G; IECEx with first production. Specifications “preliminary and subject to change”: more than 3 h, IP65 robot and IP67 payload, −10 to 50 °C, stored missions continue offline. Only source read for the IP rating.
2.
ANYbotics ships legged robot where sparks could trigger an explosion — Silicon Report, 2026-10-27
C· Third party, not peer-reviewedMediaEditorial processDeclaration
Checked against full text · accessed 2026-11-04
Bureau Veritas granted an ATEX certificate for gas Zones 1 and 2; IECEx “will follow” after a series-line audit. Group IIB; not for Zone 0, dust, hydrogen or acetylene; charging and nitrogen outside the hazardous area. “Over three hours” per charge, −10 to 50 °C, 45° stairs, 0 lux.
3.
Bureau Veritas Unlocks Milestone In Inspection Expertise With World’s First Ex-Certified Legged Robot For Global Oil And Gas Industry — Bureau Veritas (comunicado publicado por Marine Insight), 2023-06-16
C· Third party, not peer-reviewedOtherCommercial materialDeclaration
Checked against full text · accessed 2026-11-04
Release by the certification body, read on Marine Insight: its Malaysia and Germany teams completed the ANYmal X certification “last year” (“this IECEx certification”); real-time data sent to customer systems and “monitored by an operator in a control room”. No marking, zone or certificate number given.
4.
ANYbotics provides four-legged robot to inspect offshore oil rigs in Europe — Robotics & Automation News, 2023-12-11
C· Third party, not peer-reviewedMediaEditorial processDeclaration
Checked against full text · accessed 2026-11-03
Relays the Aker BP, Cognite and ANYbotics announcement: tests on two Valhall decks with 70 inspection points; unmanned-platform goal “by 2027-2029”; reliability, false alarms and 4G connectivity were evaluated.
5.
ANYbotics starts customer deliveries of ANYmal X — World Pipelines, 2026-10-27
C· Third party, not peer-reviewedMediaEditorial processDeclaration
Checked against full text · accessed 2026-11-04
Reproduces the launch release: “now shipping” to Equinor and DSM-Firmenich, among others; BP, Equinor, Shell, PETRONAS, Petrobras, BASF and SLB have tested it since 2023 in “hundreds of onshore and offshore missions”; built to meet ATEX and IECEx. Does not detail the certificate scope or specifications.
6.
ANYbotics signs commercial agreement with PETRONAS — Startupticker.ch, 2022-03-22
C· Third party, not peer-reviewedMediaEditorial processDeclaration
Checked against full text · accessed 2026-11-03
Reproduces the ANYbotics press release: ANYmal X co-developed with PETRONAS since 2019 and a commercial agreement to scale deployment to “dozens of PETRONAS' upstream and downstream facilities until 2025”; certified for Zone 1.
7.
ANYbotics unveils new four-legged robot for oil rig inspection — Robotics & Automation News, 2022-03-28
C· Third party, not peer-reviewedMediaEditorial processDeclaration
Checked against full text · accessed 2026-11-04
Relays the ANYbotics release: unveiled with PETRONAS at OTC Asia (Malaysia) on 22 March 2022; “approved according to the IECEx and ATEX certification standards for usage in Zone 1”; early adopters programme with priority access to 2023 production deliveries. No numeric specifications.