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ASCENT (second-generation EX ROVR)
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · working robot

ASCENT

second-generation EX ROVR

An explosion-proof mobile robot certified for Zone 1 flammable-gas areas that patrols refineries with visible and infrared cameras, gas detectors, microphones and a 6-axis camera arm.

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Height
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Weight
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Speed
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Battery
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Why it matters

ASCENT (second-generation EX ROVR) is on the market today.

Real-world use

Ran autonomous inspections at ENEOS's Oita Refinery from June to September 2023.

Timeline

First shown
2022-04-11
Released
2022-04
MHI press release

Maker

Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesCompany · founded 1884 · Tokyo, Japan

Public company (TYO: 7011).

Public attention

How much public attention ASCENT (second-generation EX ROVR) gets, from open data.

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  • No recent press stories listed yet

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What’s inside

No component details published yet.

Movement
Other movement
How it runs
Fully autonomous. Does its job with nobody at the controls.

From the maker

ASCENT (second-generation EX ROVR) is the only machine from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries with ENEOS in the atlas.

Made, sold and where

No production or sales figures published yet.

Price
Not published
How to get one
No official buying page found

Sources

Figures come from the maker. Every link below backs something on this page.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries MHI completes development of second-generation EX ROVR explosion-proof plant inspection robot Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Plant inspection robot carries out autonomous inspections at refinery

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