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ExRobotics: ExR-2.5 Inspection Robots for Hazardous Industrial Sites
Delft-based inspection robot manufacturer offering ExR platforms, configurable sensing and autonomous rounds. Distinguish model-specific certification, software partnership and site acceptance requirements.
Company and product history
ExRobotics is headquartered in Delft, the Netherlands, and was founded in 2017. Its company history describes the remotely controlled ExR-1 followed by the autonomous ExR-2, commercialised in 2021. The current product page presents the ExR-2.5. These generations belong to one supplier; their features and approvals should be checked against the exact robot offered.
Inspection hardware and payloads
The ExR-2.5 is a modular inspection platform with LiDAR, selectable optical, thermal and acoustic camera configurations, and options for gas sensing. ExRobotics describes autonomous missions that leave a docking station, collect readings at defined inspection points and return to charge. Specify the sensing package in the proposal: a thermal image, an acoustic observation and a gas concentration are different measurements.
Certification and operating scope
In July 2026, ExRobotics announced a UL-certified ExR-2.5 launch for North America, alongside its existing hazardous-location positioning. This is a supplier announcement, not this directory’s certification of a customer installation. Request the applicable certificate and approved configuration, including payloads and charging equipment, and have the site’s responsible personnel confirm the operating scope before deployment.
Software partner and inspection data
ExRobotics names Energy Robotics as its cloud and autonomy software partner. Energy Robotics rebranded as Korial on 4 May 2026 while retaining its legal entity; Korial is already represented separately in this directory. ExRobotics describes mission reports and an API for transferring inspection data into customer systems. Confirm the licensed software, integrations and support responsibilities for the combined solution.
Customer evidence and deployment limits
A July 2025 ExRobotics case study describes a proof of concept at Pluspetrol’s Pisco plant in Peru using an ExR-2. The publisher identifies the underlying video as produced by Pluspetrol and translated by ExRobotics. This supports a named trial context, but should not be treated as proof of every ExR-2.5 capability or of continuous operation at all customer sites.
Operating and support arrangements
ExRobotics describes regional service partners, a three-year robot leasing option and a managed mission service. Its product page gives mission duration as dependent on distance travelled. For evaluation, ask how route length, sensor use, connectivity and charging affect the inspection schedule. Establish who handles blocked routes, maintenance, map changes and replacement equipment when a robot is unavailable.
Questions for an acceptance trial
Select representative inspection points and agree the reference readings against which robot measurements will be checked. Include access constraints, communications loss, docking interruptions and unreadable instruments in the trial plan. Record missed points, false alerts and manual interventions alongside completed missions. Define the handoff from a robot observation to an operator decision; automated data collection alone does not establish that the underlying asset is safe or that a maintenance action is complete.