Autonomous inspection robot navigating an industrial manufacturing plant while reading analog gauges and monitoring equipment, enabling safer, continuous asset inspection and predictive maintenance.

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Robots That Read the Plant Floor

Your gauges still speak analog. Your operations run digital. A quadruped robot walks the gap between them and reads every one.

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Your best data still lives on an analog dial

WHY THIS “ROBOTS THAT READ THE PLANT FLOOR" CHALLENGE?

Manual gauge rounds slow the plant down every analog gauge in the plant needs a person to read it by hand.

In chemicals and advanced materials facilities, technicians walk hazardous, hard to reach areas on a fixed schedule, and a problem surfaces only after someone finds it.

Key benefits

Let the robot take the round, not your best people

A robot dog walks the route so you do not have to

The quadruped robot follows the same waypoints your technicians walk today, on a fixed schedule, every shift, without a missed round.

Every analog reading becomes digital evidence

Cameras and onboard sensors capture gauge values, images and vibration data, so instruments built decades ago join your digital operation.

Cameras and onboard sensors capture gauge values, images and vibration data, so instruments built decades ago join your digital operation.

Thermal imaging, 3D mapping and vibration analysis flag early signs of wear, corrosion or leaks, often well before a human round would.

Your team steps in only when judgment is needed

Alerts reach the control room first. Your operators verify remotely and send a technician only when the reading calls for one.

How NTT DATA helps

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Inspection route redesign

Manual rounds get mapped end to end to show which checkpoints carry the most risk and repetition, and where a robot adds the most value.

An inspection robot operates alongside energy facility technicians in a modern industrial plant, illustrating safer asset inspection, human-robot collaboration and field-ready robotics for critical infrastructure.

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Mobile data capture platform

RGB cameras, 3D lidar, thermal imaging and condition monitoring turn every waypoint into a source of structured operating data.

Overhead view of an industrial worker using a tablet to monitor RGB, 3D LiDAR, thermal imaging and condition data captured by an autonomous inspection robot on the plant floor.

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Analog to digital data capture

Each gauge reading turns into structured data, ready for your operations team to review, compare and trend well beyond a single robot’s path.

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Operations and asset data integration

Gauge readings, images and sensor data feed into the systems your team already uses to track OEE, quality and asset performance.

Operations team using real-time monitoring and alert systems to improve safety and reduce blind spots across complex assembly environments

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A model built to scale

Routes, safety rules and data models get standardized once, so continuous improvement compounds as the program extends to new plants.

Industrial worker using a tablet to monitor plant operations while an autonomous inspection robot moves through the facility, enabling continuous digital visibility of equipment and asset conditions.

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Proven impact

More rounds, fewer people at risk

Continuous readings replace fixed schedules. Anomalies surface earlier, and your team spends less time walking and more time deciding.

Results that matter

Operational gains from plant robotics

More frequent inspections:

Recurring checks run on a consistent schedule across every waypoint, without depending on available staff.

Earlier anomaly detection:

More frequent readings and sensor data surface wear and leaks before they force a shutdown.

Less manual reading effort:

Repetitive gauge checks shift from your field teams to the robot, freeing people for higher value work.

Fewer unnecessary site visits:

Remote verification confirms whether a reading needs a technician before anyone walks the floor.

Give every gauge a digital voice

Lead the conversation that turns analog rounds into continuous, digital visibility across your plant floor.

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