Tubot: Robot for diagnostics of oil and gas pipeline

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2022: Completion of the development of a control system for an in-tube robot

April 26, 2022 Foundation for Infrastructure and Educational Programs (FIOP) announced that startup Tubot he had completed the development of a control system for an in-tube robot. The system ensuring the operation of all functions of robotic the complex has been successfully tested in. Novosibirsk Earlier, Tubot equipped its robots with a test control system with limited functionality. The updated control unit will be equipped with all Tubot in-pipe complexes, including those that the startup is developing together with the oil company.

Source: tubot.pro

The developed system is a stationary module with a large number of electronic components, an operator console and software. During pipe diagnostics, the module remains on the surface of the earth and through the cable sends operator commands to the robot to move forward or back, receives signals from diagnostic sensors and ensures the operation of all functions of the robot, including emergency protection.

"This is a big step towards a finished product. We have already started mass production of the traction unit and created a control system for it. Of all the key components of the robot, we have to develop a power cable. We plan to complete its development within 2-3 months, " commented Stanislav Rozanov, CEO of Tubot

The Russian in-tube robot will be ready for commissioning tests, and after that it will go into commercial operation for the oil and gas, nuclear and chemical industries.

Tubot is designed to transport diagnostic in-tube equipment that assesses the technical condition of pipelines and prevents accidents, human casualties, environmental damage and in its functionality exceeds the solutions for diagnostics and cleaning pipes from other manufacturers.

About 1.5 million km of main pipelines operate in Russia, and about 2.5 million kilometers in the world. 80% of them have been in operation for more than 30 years. The financial damage from pipe failure and related losses in a number of industrialized countries is estimated at more than $14 billion.

2021: Robot Announcement

In September 2021, it became known about the creation Russia robot of an oil and gas pipeline in for diagnosis. This is the development of a startup. Tubot

According to the developers, the in-tube diagnostics carried out by Tubot identify most of the causes of accidents, preventing:

• environmental damage;
• risk to working personnel;
• loss of resource;
• reputational costs;
• fines;
• costs of disaster recovery and pipeline rehabilitation;
• simple pipeline.

Robot Tubot

In-tube diagnostics also detect areas with residual service life, allowing local repairs instead of continuous pipe replacement. During diagnostics, it is not necessary to fully open the pipeline and release it from insulation.

For in-tube inspection, Tubot uses one entry point, which reduces the cost of diagnostic work and allows them to be carried out more often. Open access to pipes during such inspection is not required. The obtained information on the state of the metal and the nature of the damage allows you to predict the life of the pipeline, as well as to make point repairs where the costs of replacing the entire section were planned.

In September 2021, the robot passed demonstration tests at the oil production facility of the field of the Sredneobsk oil and gas region of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug. The study used a pipeline with a diameter of 219 mm and a wall thickness of 10 mm with turns, branches, vertical and horizontal segments. Areas with complex geometry made it possible to confirm the technical characteristics declared by the manufacturer of the diagnostic complex.

The range of Tubot products is planned to be expanded with robots for pipelines with a diameter of 75 mm and up to 1,500 mm and a set of modules: traction, cleaning, diagnostic, repair and others.