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Shell gets go-ahead for frontline robot to monitor Kazakh site

 

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Andrew Ward, Energy Editor: September 13, 2016

Royal Dutch Shell has developed a robot to monitor equipment and carry out safety checks at a remote facility in Kazakhstan — marking one of the most sophisticated examples of robots replacing humans on the front lines of the oil industry.

Shell said the Sensabot was undergoing final testing in the Netherlands before being deployed to Kazakhstan. The group plans to roll it out to other remote oilfields, as well as potential roles in refineries, chemical plants and LNG terminals.

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