In factories, the shortage of experienced technicians is combined with the aging of installations. Operators must monitor complex, often dangerous sites while managing limited human resources. Energy Robotics provides a software response to this double constraint. Its autonomous orchestration platform allows fleets of robots and drones to perform visual, thermal and acoustic inspections without human intervention. These robots can spot anomalies, measure the temperature of a duct, detect a leak or check a pressure indicator, before transmitting the data to a centralized analysis system.
The company claims more than a million inspections carried out on five continents and 32,000 hours of unsafe work avoided. Its clients include Shell, BP, Repsol, BASF, Merck and E.ON. The interest of large groups lies as much in increased security as in the regularity and precision of the readings. Automation also makes it possible to build a continuous history, essential for predictive maintenance. Inspections feed into a digital twin updated in real time, providing a complete view of industrial assets and facilitating intervention planning.
According to Marc Dassler, co-founder and general manager of Energy Robotics, “critical infrastructure operators must manage a difficult combination: qualified personnel who are becoming scarce and aging equipment which requires ever more detailed monitoring. Our platform allows them to improve security and operational efficiency while reducing costs.”
The platform stands out for its hardware-agnostic approach. Compatible with several robots and drones on the market, it integrates directly into customer supervision or maintenance systems. The use of language models allows operators to define missions with simple text commands, while analysis algorithms process data from multiple sensors to identify weak signals.
By relying on real data collected in complex industrial environments, Energy Robotics strengthens the reliability of its AI models. The company also claims total sovereignty over data: inspections are stored in customers’ IT systems, without transfer to third-party clouds, a decisive argument for critical infrastructures subject to strong security requirements.
Energy Robotics was founded in Darmstadt, Germany by Marc Dassler, Christoph Baier, Patrick Büscher and Paul Baum in 2019. It raised $13.5 million (approximately €11.5 million) in Series A, a round co-led by Blue Bear Capital and Climate Investment, with participation from Futury Capital, Hessen Capital, Kensho VC and TADTech. The company now employs nearly a hundred people and plans to accelerate the international deployment of its platform in the energy, chemicals, industry and security sectors.
