ANYbotics, a provider of AI-driven robotic inspection solutions, has announced the launch of Data Navigator, a new asset management platform that, it says, empowers businesses to harness the full potential of inspection data.
Data Navigator transforms data collected by ANYmal robots into actionable insights, providing a comprehensive view of asset health and enabling preventive maintenance strategies that minimise downtime and optimise operations, the company says.
In industries like mining, where asset integrity is paramount, Data Navigator offers a critical advantage, ANYbotics says. By centralising multiple key asset condition data types, such as thermal, acoustic, visual and gas readings, the platform simplifies asset health assessments and provides trend monitoring for preventive maintenance. This allows companies to predict potential failures before they occur, saving significant time and resources.
Data Navigator’s interface requires no specialised robotics expertise, ensuring broad accessibility across teams. Its flexible deployment options, including on-premise (local and air-gapped – no internet required) and cloud, integrate with existing IT infrastructure while maintaining robust data security. Data Navigator enables rapid validation of ANYmal deployments, providing immediate asset insights from robotic inspection data. The solution is ready to use out-of-the-box and can integrate with enterprise systems like SAP and IBM when required.
“Robotic inspection offers maximum value when the resulting data is readily available and actionable to those who need it most: the maintenance and reliability teams responsible for asset management and critical infrastructure,” Péter Fankhauser, co-founder and CEO of ANYbotics, said. “Data Navigator is the key to unlocking that value, providing seamless access to asset health insights generated by ANYmal robots. Data Navigator empowers teams to monitor trends and make informed decisions, optimise maintenance schedules and ultimately ensure continued plant uptime and the efficiency of operations.”
Recent pilot programs with three leading industrial companies showcased Data Navigator’s capabilities, the company says. The platform analysed over 2,500 ANYmal inspections in two weeks, providing valuable asset health insights. Data Navigator’s design also meant maintenance teams did not require any specialised training to use it immediately.
Thorsten Piniek, VP Health and Safety, Outokumpu, says: “Data Navigator will allow us to compare historical data, see trends and get warnings based on anomalies. This will allow us to schedule and prioritise necessary maintenance work before failures occur.”