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ROBOTICS INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE & REPAIR

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KEEPING

WATCH

No longer just FIFO workers, subsea vehicles are settling in for long-term IMR assignments.

By Wendy Laursen aipem’s legion of subsea drones can operate con- drones with advanced stationary monitoring solutions, tinuously for up to 12 months, working 12-hour creating a subsea Internet of Things to effciently assess the shifts and then recharging for 12 on a docking integrity of subsea infrastructure and drive operational de- station located on the seabed. cisions with greater automation and autonomy. Mauro Pi-

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The Hydrones are designed for inspection, maintenance asere – Chief Robotics and Industrialized Solutions, says: and repair (IMR) activities at depths of up to 3,000 me- “Thanks to these drones and other advanced monitoring ters. The AI-enabled vehicles can be the size of a Fiat 500 solutions, Saipem can enable a deep digital transformation and can perform complex tasks in challenging conditions. of the subsea world where collected data are used to moni-

Beyond subsea dormitories, Saipem plans to pair the tor and manage infrastructures more effectively.” 46 OFFSHORE ENGINEER OEDIGITAL.COM