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Stop worrying about harsh environments. Get the robotic solution you have always dreamed about.

Extend your intervention capabilities in harsh environments with our advanced robotic arms.

We bring robotics and automation to the most extreme environments on earth.

Fluid Wire Robotics produces the next-generation robotic arms that enable advanced manipulation in harsh environments. Our arms are the ideal solution to expand the capabilities of mobile inspection robots, such as ROVs, UGVs and UAVs, with manipulation skills. And with our teleoperation kit, human-level dexterity is achievable also where human beings cannot get to! We believe in the robotic maintenance of tomorrow’s unmanned facilities of oil & gas, mining and nuclear power industries.

Fluid Wire Robotics redefines the way robots are made.

The first all-electric force-controllable robotic arm with electric motors and sensors located in a sealed remote actuation unit: the motors power is then transferred to the robot joints by means of “Fluid Wires”, our patented high-efficiency transmission system.

Sealing the actuation unit makes our system water- and explosion- proof without requiring structural complexity. Our robotic arm has no limits when it comes to interacting with reactive means and explosive atmospheres as it is fully passive and no electricity is on board. As no sealing is required on moving parts, our robot is intrinsically compatible with harsh environments without any performance loss. The remote placement of motors also offers cooling possibilities that are not achievable when motors are located on the arm.

Application: Underwater robots

Fluid Wire Robotics brings unprecedented levels of manipulation dexterity to deepwater operations. Our all-electric water-proof arms, designed to deliver strong and dependable performance, are the ideal equipment to extend the capabilities of any underwater ROV. Fine force-control mode can be enabled at any depth to accomplish even the most complex manipulations tasks.

Our additional teleoperation kit for haptic feedback makes operations even more intelligent and reliable, bringing the control of every action in the palm of your hand. Compatible with a large variety of ROVs, FWR arms come in different sizes and payloads to suit all applications and budgets.

Application: Underwater robots

Application: Inspection and Maintenance

Fluid Wire Robotics offers great flexibility in manipulation, maintenance, and any other kind of autonomous or remote operation in ATEX hazardous areas. Our explosion-proof robotic arms are lightweight, flexible and compact solutions designed to be easily integrable with inspection UGVs to bring manipulation capabilities in toxic or radioactive environments that humans cannot access.

Leveraging high dexterity and fine force control, we provide the ideal solution to interact with unstructured industrial-like environments. Our arms can operate in confined spaces, clean-rooms, oil & gas facilities, mines and other demanding industrial scenarios. The peculiar structure of our systems, featuring a perfectly-sealed external actuation unit, is designed to offer robust and dependable insulation of all the electric parts.

Application: Inspection and Maintenance

Fluid Wire Robots offer great flexibility for inspection and maintenance in a wide range of atex hazardous areas. The robots are lightweight, flexible and compact solutions for inspection of confined spaces in mines and other industrial facilities. The robot uses non-conductive fluid instead of wires allowing it to be used in hazardous areas.

This is where the power of the Fluid Wire Robot comes into play making the robotic solution suitable for with flammable gases, dusts and powder. They can be used to inspect pipes, tanks, ducts as well as any other confined space in the mining industry.

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We are a group of highly skilled engineers, scientists and business professionals with more than 100 scientific publications and 30 years of experience in the field of industrial robotics.
We believe that robots will change the world by making it safer and more efficient.

We are not doing this alone.

We already trust partnerships with best italian universities and financial institutions, and we are always looking for additional partners to expand our influence in specific areas.