CSIP, part of the ECA Group, specialists in advanced robotics and intelligent solutions for Defence & Civil Security, will exhibit a range of its latest robotic solutions at this years Oceanology International, focusing on its new ROV vehicle and manipulator arms.

The Roving Bat, a powerful hybrid ROV/crawler, will be displayed on CSIP’s stand and visitors to the show will be introduced to the company’s latest unmanned underwater vehicle. The Roving Bat is a timesaving, cost efficient and life saving system that inspects the hulls of ships, FPSOs (Floating Production, Storage and Offloading vessels), underwater structures and hydraulic dams. It is also used for security applications, to search and dispose of limpet mines and other explosive, suspect devices attached on ships hulls, harbour walls or piers. The Roving Bat is currently in service with Brazil’s oil and gas giant, Petrobras, for inspection of their FPSOs.

The Roving Bat features six built-in thrusters, two longitudinal and four vertical, making it very powerful and capable of withstanding the strongest of currents for stable and reliable inspection. The ROV reaches its target in free-flying mode and sticks to any vertical or inclined surface. It can then move along this surface in crawling mode for close inspection or can achieve coverage at up to 20 metres per minute.

CSIP will also feature the ARM 5 E and ARM 7 H manipulator arms, demonstrating the robots functionality and versatility.

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