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ANYmal X
An explosion-protected version of ANYmal for oil, gas and chemical plants where sparks are dangerous.
- Price
- —Not published
- Height
- —Not published
- Weight
- —Not published
- Payload
- —Not published
- Speed
- —Not published
- Battery
- —Not published
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Why it matters
Described as the first explosion-proof (Ex) legged robot certified for Zone 1 hazardous areas.
Real-world use
Marketed to oil, gas and chemical plants.
Public attention
#12 of 396 current machines in public attention.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- 2 news stories from reputable press listed on this page
- 1 reported deployment
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What’s inside
The parts the company has talked about publicly.
- Movement
- Walks on legs
- How it runs
- Fully autonomous. It walks inspection rounds in hazardous plants on its own, with operators able to take over remotely.
- Actuators & motors
- 12 ANYdrive series-elastic, torque-controlled actuators (ANYmal family)
- Sensors & vision
- 20x optical zoom camera, thermal camera (-10 to +400 C) on a pan-tilt unit, spotlight, microphone, 360-degree lidar; optional combustible and toxic gas sensor payload
- Compute
- Not published for ANYmal X (ANYmal D uses two Intel Core i7 computers)
- Materials & build
- ATEX and IECEx certified for Zone 1, IIB explosive atmospheres; IP67; CE compliant
- AI & software
- ROS-based autonomy and inspection software; ANYbotics Shift fleet platform (2026); automated door access with dormakaba and LEGIC (2026)
Named suppliers:Intel RealSensemaxonZollner Elektronik
Lineage
Every ANYbotics machine in order.
Watch ANYmal X
Made, sold and where
Unit counts are usually company figures; analysts often disagree.
- Price
- Not published
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
- Sold or delivered
- Sold to oil, gas and chemical operators (fleet size not published)
- Where it is sold or used
- Zurich, Switzerland
- Customers and pilots
- ANYbotics lists Petronas, Shell, Equinor, Woodside, SLB, BASF, Petrobras, Borealis, SBM Offshore and ENI as early adopters
Where it works
1 reported deployment.
- Deployed
PETRONAS · PETRONAS offshore platform · since 2022
PETRONAS deployed the explosion-proof ANYmal X on an offshore platform in Malaysia, with a wider rollout planned. The Robot Report
News
The latest 2, newest first. Summaries are ours; tap through for the original.
- ANYbotics launches Shift fleet platform
ANYbotics launched software to plan multi-robot inspection missions and push data into asset systems.
The Robot Report - ANYmal gets automated door access
ANYbotics partnered with dormakaba and LEGIC so ANYmal robots can pass access-controlled doors.
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Sources
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