Hull and Tank Cleaning Robots Run $125,000 and Up: 147 Models Compared Before You Schedule a Job
Magnetic crawler robots for steel structure cleaning are specialist, expensive equipment, and the wrong adhesion rating means a failed job on a curved hull. Compare 117 manufacturers' real specifications before booking your next dry dock period. Whether you want to buy, hire or lease, every one of the 147 metal structure cleaning & painting robots for sale below links straight to the manufacturer, with specifications pulled from their own site, not a reseller.
Key takeaways
- Check which ports on your routes allow in-water cleaning.
- Debris capture is often a permit condition.
- Buy only with steady fleet volume; otherwise pay per cleaning.
Compare the top picks
| Model | Maker | At a glance | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucid Bots Inc. Sherpa Drone (Cleaning + Painting Module) + Lavo Bot (Commercial Exterior Cleaning + Painting/Coating Drone , Distance Lock AI , 200 sq ft/min , 160 ft Reach , Power Tether , Oct 2025 Painting Launch) | Lucid Bots Inc. | Airframe: Hexacopter, carbon fiber/ABS/aluminum/stainless | Dimensions (unfolded): 53 x 53 x 28 in | https://www.lucidbots.com/ | https://www.lucidbots.com/prod… |
| Aerones Gen 3 Crawler (Wind Turbine Blade Cleaning + Repair + Coating , Modular Winch Robot) | Aerones Ltd. (HQ: Katlakalna iela 11E, Riga, Latvia; founded 2015; co-founders: Dainis Kruze (CEO) + Janis Putrams; already in catalog as #100 for wind turbine drone cleaning , Gen 3 Crawler is separate rope-access-replacement crawler system; website: aerones.com; total funding: $9M summer 2022 + $30M round 2023 co-led Lightrock + Haniel + Blume Equity + Change Ventures + $62M round June 2025 co-led Activate Capital + S2G Investments + Carbon Equity + Overlap Holdings; total ~$101M+ raised; YCombinator alumni; 240+ employees; 300+ turbines serviced in 17 countries (pre-2023); 10,000+ turbines projected 2025; 30+ service teams deployed globally; 400,000 MWh clean electricity enabled since 2020; GE Vernova client confirmed; Fortum Finland confirmed; Blue Earth Renewables confirmed; WPD Windmanager confirmed; Total Safety Consulting Australia confirmed; Dallas Texas office opened 2024; EU Innovation Fund €4M grant 2024; world leader robot-enabled wind turbine maintenance) | Sensors: 3D LiDAR scanner, 360-degree front camera (5K resolution), dedicated 61MP root-zone camera | Lighting: Adaptive LED matrix lighting | Service contract (Aerones provides robot + operators; conta… |
| Clobotics SPARROW Autonomous Blade Repair Robot | Clobotics | Deployment: Delivered to the blade by heavy-lift drone, eliminating rope-access technicians and jack-up vessels | Repair type: Autonomous leading edge protection (LEP) repair, addressing erosion damage on the blade's leading edge | Contact Clobotics for a project quote; deployed as a managed repair service |
| FerRobotics AOK / ACF / AAK (Active Compliant Robotic Surface Finishing End-of-Arm Tools) | FerRobotics Compliant Robot Technology GmbH | Max force (ACF/110/04): 100 N push/pull | Max force (ACF/111/04HD): 200 N push/pull | Contact FerRobotics (ferrobotics.com); Bosch Power Tools JV… |
| Rope Robotics BR-8 (Wind Turbine Blade Repair Robot , Sanding + Cleaning + Leading-Edge Coating) | Rope Robotics ApS | Weight: 150 kg | Service contract (robot + technician training + support; co… |
Not sure which model fits your job, or want help with hire or lease terms? Email J2R with what you need done and your budget, and we will shortlist real options and help broker the deal.
Buyer scenario
Clean hull, closed port
A recurring problem for operators: the robot works, but the next port forbids in-water cleaning without debris capture, so the vessel waits for an approved service anyway. Approvals by port are the first thing to check.
The lesson for buyers: Port approvals first, adhesion and speed second.
Source: J2R buyer guidance
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How to choose
This category covers magnetic crawler and ultra high pressure blasting robots used on ship hulls, storage tanks and steel structures, serious industrial equipment bought almost exclusively by marine, energy and heavy industry buyers.
Magnetic adhesion and surface curvature
Check the stated magnetic adhesion force against the steel thickness and curvature you work on, a crawler rated for flat hull plates may not hold reliably on heavily curved or coated surfaces.
Containment and environmental compliance
Blasting and coating removal robots usually need to capture debris and waste water for environmental compliance, particularly for marine work in regulated ports. Confirm the containment system is included, not sold separately, and that it meets your port or site's regulations.
Vessel or structure specific certification
Some classification societies and shipyards require robots used on hulls to carry specific certification. Check this before scheduling work, not after the robot has already arrived on site.
Buy, hire or lease
This kind of specialist equipment is very commonly hired for a specific job (a dry dock period, a tank inspection) rather than owned, since the use case is often intermittent. J2R can help broker a short term hire with the right certification included.
Before you buy
A hull cleaning robot will not pay for itself: run the numbers first
Hull and tank cleaning robots are judged in fuel saved and dry-dock days avoided. Their value depends as much on port approvals and debris capture as on adhesion and cleaning speed.
The most common mistake is comparing the price of the machine with the salary of one employee. A report prepared for the US National Institute of Standards and Technology found that a complete robotic system tends to cost three to four times the robot itself once integration is counted, and the money comes back only when the process around the robot changes. Start with the job and the number you want to move, not with the catalogue.
What you are really paying for
| Cost line | What to budget for |
|---|---|
| Port approval | Many ports restrict in-water cleaning; capture of removed biofouling may be required. |
| Containment and filtration | Debris capture systems aligned with the IMO biofouling guidelines and local rules. |
| Vessel compatibility | Hull coatings, curvature and appendages; coating warranties may limit cleaning methods. |
| Deployment crew | Divers or operators, launch equipment and vessel time. |
| Maintenance | Magnets, tracks, brushes and pumps. |
Measure this before you ask for a quote
- Fuel consumption trend between cleanings
- Days between dry dockings and cost per dry dock
- Biofouling inspection results
- Port restrictions on routes
- Charter terms tied to speed and consumption
When to walk away
- Ports on your routes forbid in-water cleaning
- Coating warranty prohibits the cleaning method
- Fleet volume is too low for ownership
Where the payback actually comes from
Frequent proactive cleaning keeps hull resistance low, saving fuel and emissions. Service contracts per cleaning are common; buying makes sense for fleet owners and service companies with steady volume.
Payback (years) = total investment ÷ annual net benefit
Total investment = equipment + integration, site work, tooling, training + output lost during start-up
Annual net benefit = savings you can prove − service, parts, energy, software and supervision
Total investment = equipment + integration, site work, tooling, training + output lost during start-up
Annual net benefit = savings you can prove − service, parts, energy, software and supervision
Six questions to put to every hull cleaning robot vendor
- Which ports have approved your system?
- Debris capture efficiency and filtration?
- Compatible hull coatings?
- Cleaning rate per hour on curved sections?
- Crew and launch requirements?
- Price per cleaning versus purchase?
Quick payback calculator
Rough first pass only. Use the prices in the tables on this page, or real country prices from the J2R 100 Robot Price Index.
Enter the annual savings you can actually prove to see payback.
All 147 metal structure cleaning & painting robots for sale in the catalog
| Model | Manufacturer | Country | At a glance | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KeelCrab Pro Underwater Hull Cleaning Robot | Aeffe Ltd. (KeelCrab) | Italy | Weight: Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Aerones Robotic Wind Turbine Maintenance System | Aerones | Latvia (Riga) | Category: Winch-and-robotic-arm system for wind turbine blade maintenance | Founded: 2015, Riga, Latvia | Contact Aerones (service model) | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Aerones Gen 3 Crawler (Wind Turbine Blade Cleaning + Repair + Coating , Modular Winch Robot) | Aerones Ltd. (HQ: Katlakalna iela 11E, Riga, Latvia; founded 2015; co-founders: Dainis Kruze (CEO) + Janis Putrams; already in catalog as #100 for wind turbine drone cleaning , Gen 3 Crawler is separate rope-access-replacement crawler system; website: aerones.com; total funding: $9M summer 2022 + $30M round 2023 co-led Lightrock + Haniel + Blume Equity + Change Ventures + $62M round June 2025 co-led Activate Capital + S2G Investments + Carbon Equity + Overlap Holdings; total ~$101M+ raised; YCombinator alumni; 240+ employees; 300+ turbines serviced in 17 countries (pre-2023); 10,000+ turbines projected 2025; 30+ service teams deployed globally; 400,000 MWh clean electricity enabled since 2020; GE Vernova client confirmed; Fortum Finland confirmed; Blue Earth Renewables confirmed; WPD Windmanager confirmed; Total Safety Consulting Australia confirmed; Dallas Texas office opened 2024; EU Innovation Fund €4M grant 2024; world leader robot-enabled wind turbine maintenance) | Latvia (Riga HQ; global operations: North America (USA, Canada + Dallas hub 2024), South America, Europe, Africa, Australia) | Sensors: 3D LiDAR scanner, 360-degree front camera (5K resolution), dedicated 61MP root-zone camera | Lighting: Adaptive LED matrix lighting | Service contract (Aerones provides robot + operators; conta… | Visit manufacturer site → |
| WallHiker EX-02 Explosion-Proof UHP Blasting Magnetic Crawler Robot | AKA Robotics (Shenzhen AKA Robotics Technology Co., Ltd.) | China | Certification: Zone 2 explosion-proof rated | Adhesion Method: Permanent magnetic adsorption | Not disclosed | Visit manufacturer site → |
| WallHiker WP-02 Painting and Polishing Robot for Wind Power | AKA Robotics (Shenzhen AKA Robotics Technology Co., Ltd.) | China | Applications: Derusting, sanding, and painting on wind turbine towers | Wind Resistance: Up to Grade 6 (13 m/s) | Not disclosed | Visit manufacturer site → |
| WallHiker WP-05 Wind Turbine Tower Cleaning Robot | AKA Robotics (Shenzhen AKA Robotics Technology Co., Ltd.) | China | Application: Oil stain and grease removal on wind turbine tower outer walls | Climbing Method: Double sling setup + permanent magnet adsorption | Not disclosed | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Painting Robot (WallHiker TSW-01, Airless Spray) | AKA Robotics (Shenzhen AKA Robotics Technology Co., Ltd.) | China | Spray Technology: Airless spray | Application Surfaces: Storage tank inner/outer walls, wind turbine towers | Not disclosed | Visit manufacturer site → |
| WallHiker Wall-Climbing Robot Series (Cleaning, Blasting, Painting, Wastewater Recovery) | AKA Robotics (Shenzhen AKA Robotics Technology Co., Ltd.) | China (Shenzhen, Guangdong) | Weight: Not disclosed | Contact AKA Robotics | Visit manufacturer site → |
| AKVA group FNC8 2.0 (Flying Net Cleaner) | AKVA group ASA (built by Sperre ROV Technology, part of AKVA group) | Norway (Bryne, Rogaland; Sperre manufacturing in Notodden) | Category: Free-flying, thruster-propelled ROV for aquaculture net cleaning | First Launch: End of 2016 (world's first free-flying net cleaner) | Contact AKVA group | Visit manufacturer site → |
| AliciaBots Roverclean 3.0 | Alicia Bots Pte Ltd | Singapore | Category: Semi-autonomous magnetic crawler robot for ship hull grooming and inspection | Operation modes: Autonomous, remote, or manual operation via tether cable; shipboard-based, deployed and retracted by crew | Contact Alicia Bots for pricing (service/subscription model) | Visit manufacturer site → |
| AliciaBots RoverClean | AliciaBots Inc. | Singapore | Weight: Not disclosed | Not disclosed (service/deployment partnership model) | Visit manufacturer site → |
| AMBPR GreenDock Robot | AMBPR (a SERCEL company) | France | Weight: ~28 m nacelle height; 4WD ground base | Contact AMBPR (project-based pricing) | Visit manufacturer site → |
| AMBPR Robot for Pressure Pipes (Penstock Robot) | AMBPR (a SERCEL company) | France (Allevard) | Weight: Not disclosed | Contact AMBPR (project-based pricing) | Visit manufacturer site → |
| ANYbotics ANYmal X (Ex-Certified Legged Inspection Robot) | ANYbotics AG | Switzerland (Zurich) | Category: Four-legged, AI-driven autonomous inspection robot, Ex-certified for hazardous zones | Certification: ATEX/IECEx Zone 1 (IIB); IP67 ingress protection | Not disclosed | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Apellix Power Wash Drone | Apellix (Working Drones Inc.) | USA (Jacksonville, FL) | Category: Tethered, semi-autonomous industrial power/soft wash drone | Founded: 2014, Jacksonville, Florida | Not disclosed (startup package typically $75,000-$105,000 including ground equipment) | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Apellix Spray Painting and Coating Drone | Apellix (Working Drones Inc.) | USA (Jacksonville, FL) | Weight: Not disclosed (within FAA 55 lb system limit) | Not disclosed (beta program; limited enrollment) | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Aquajet Aqua Cutter 710V Hydrodemolition Robot | Aquajet Systems AB (a Brokk Group company) | Sweden (Holsbybrunn) | Weight: 2.3 tonnes (5,070 lbs) | Reach: 23 feet | Contact Aquajet Systems / Brokk | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Aquajet Aqua Cutter 410V (World's Smallest Hydrodemolition Robot) | Aquajet Systems AB (a Brokk Group company) | Sweden (Holsbybrunn) | Weight: 1,250 kg (2,756 lbs) | Contact Aquajet Systems / Brokk | Visit manufacturer site → |
| ARIX Technologies VENUS Pipe-Climbing CUI Inspection Robot | ARIX Technologies | USA (Houston, TX) | Category: Semi-autonomous pipe-climbing robot for corrosion-under-insulation (CUI) inspection | Founded: 2016, Houston, TX | Not disclosed (purchase, lease, or subcontract via partner program) | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Hull Service Robot (HSR) | Armach Robotics (Greensea Systems spin-off) | USA (Plymouth, Massachusetts) | Weight: Approx. 66 lbs (30 kg), man-portable | Subscription (Robot as a Service, monthly billing); not sold standalone | Visit manufacturer site → |
| AssetCool CapacityN / Capacity-1 (Power Line Coating Robot , Photonic Coating , +30% Capacity , £10M Series A , Multi-km Deployments) | AssetCool Ltd. | UK (Leeds HQ, University of Leeds Nexus campus); global deployments , Canada, South Asia, Europe | Founded: 2016, Leeds/London, UK | Employees: 53+ | Contact AssetCool (assetcool.com); Coating-as-a-Service (Ca… | Visit manufacturer site → |
| BeeX A.IKANBILIS + BETTA HAUV (Hovering Autonomous Underwater Vehicle , Offshore Wind + Floating Solar + Subsea Structure Inspection , AI ARaaS) | BeeX Autonomous Systems (HQ: Singapore; website: beex.sg; co-founders: Grace Chia (CEO) + Goh Eng Wei; deeptech spin-off from National University of Singapore (NUS) , founded 2018; employees: ~37 (PitchBook 2026); funding: $7.4M Series A ongoing 2025 (raising, not yet closed Sep 2025) + prior rounds: seven-figure USD seed (led by Cap Vista , Singapore DSTA strategic investment arm; Quest Ventures Maritime Fund; IMC Ventures; SEEDS Capital; NUS) + $2M bridge (Earth Venture Capital + ShipsFocus Ventures + SEEDS Capital + NUS Technology Holdings + Infinita VC + Gulf Blue Navigator + Origgin + Net Zero Technology Centre) = $3.62M raised confirmed PitchBook; total ~$7.4M+ targeted; investors: Cap Vista (Singapore DSTA), Earth VC, ShipsFocus Ventures, IMC Ventures; clients confirmed: Nordsee One GmbH (offshore wind , monopile ICCP + CPS inspection confirmed), Northland Power Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm (Germany , monopile + scour + cable protection + cathodic protection , BSH compliant confirmed), EDPR-Sunseap (floating PV , moorings + floaters + subsea cables , 2nd repeat inspection confirmed), JTC (Singapore confirmed), Shell (confirmed), Singapore Ministry of Defense (confirmed), National Parks Board (Singapore confirmed); partner: Sulmara + University of Strathclyde (Enterprise Singapore , Innovate UK grant , offshore wind HAUV development); Subsea Europe Services (USV partner) | Singapore (HQ); Europe (Germany NCS , Nordsee One + Deutsche Bucht confirmed); Netherlands (Dutch North Sea confirmed); Singapore; USA (traction confirmed) | Weight: 55-65 kg dry (depending on sensor payload) | BeeX Autonomous Systems (beex.sg); Singapore; co-founders:… | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Blastman B20 Series Gantry-Type Blast Cleaning Robots | Blastman Robotics Ltd | Finland (Kempele) | Degrees of Freedom: 8 (B20S/B20CX); 12 per robot in dual-arm B20CS configurations | Contact Blastman (project quote; used units resold around EUR 250,000) | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Blastman B16XS Generation 4.0 (Slim Wall-Mounted Blast Cleaning Robot) | Blastman Robotics Ltd | Finland (Kempele) | Category: Slim wall-mounted abrasive blast cleaning robot, Generation 4.0 | Nozzle Diameter: 13-19 mm (1/4in-3/4in), 1 or 2 nozzles | Contact Blastman Robotics / BlastOne (authorized reseller) | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Blastman B12S Generation 4.0 (Wall-Mounted Blast Cleaning Robot) | Blastman Robotics Ltd | Finland (Kempele) | Category: Wall-mounted abrasive blast cleaning robot, Generation 4.0 | Nozzle Diameter: 13-19 mm, 1 or 2 nozzles (Generation 4.0 platform standard) | Contact Blastman Robotics / BlastOne (authorized reseller) | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Blastman B20CX Generation 4.0 (Roof-Mounted, Manipulator with Robot Features) | Blastman Robotics Ltd | Finland (Kempele) | Weight: 5,500 kg | Contact Blastman Robotics / BlastOne (authorized reseller) | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Blastman MBU (Mobile Blasting Unit) | Blastman Robotics Ltd | Finland (Kempele) | Weight: Not disclosed | Contact Blastman Robotics / BlastOne (authorized reseller) | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Blueye Robotics X3 Professional Inspection ROV | Blueye Robotics AS | Norway (Trondheim) | Weight: 9 kg (19.8 lbs) | Not disclosed (see ShipUniverse/authorized resellers for pricing) | Visit manufacturer site → |
| CLIIN Cargo Hold Robot (CHR) | CLIIN Robotics ApS | Denmark | Weight: ~89 kg robot body + 35 kg Hull Tool | Contact CLIIN; price varies by vessel/configuration | Visit manufacturer site → |
| CLIIN Versatile Magnetic Crawler | CLIIN Robotics ApS | Denmark (Søborg) | Weight: Not disclosed | Contact CLIIN Robotics | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Clobotics SPARROW Autonomous Blade Repair Robot | Clobotics | USA / China (Bellevue, WA headquarters) | Deployment: Delivered to the blade by heavy-lift drone, eliminating rope-access technicians and jack-up vessels | Repair type: Autonomous leading edge protection (LEP) repair, addressing erosion damage on the blade's leading edge | Contact Clobotics for a project quote; deployed as a managed repair service | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Conjet Robot 557 Series (Generation 7 Hydrodemolition Robot) | Conjet AB | Sweden (Orebro) | Weight: Not disclosed | Contact Conjet AB | Visit manufacturer site → |
| CRABI Robotics CRABI System (Crud Removal Autonomous Brushing Instrument , In-Transit Hull Cleaning Robot) | CRABI Robotics (HQ: Cambridge / Boston, Massachusetts, USA; founded 2023; ~10 employees (PitchBook); website: crabi-robotics.com; funding: $5M raised (PitchBook confirmed); investors: C Transport Maritime (CTM Monaco , confirmed investor + pilot partner Jul 2025), Gaingels, New Era Ventures, Venrex Investment Management, E14 Fund, Xfund, SBXi, Physical AI Fellowship, AWS Robotics Startup Accelerator (all PitchBook/CB Insights confirmed); pilot partner: C Transport Maritime (CTM Monaco , dry bulk pool , pilot aboard CTM-managed fleet vessels confirmed Jul 2025); ITU AI for Good Global Summit 2024 participant; featured in Splash247, CW Group maritime media Jul 2025) | USA (Cambridge/Boston MA HQ; maritime global market , pilot with CTM Monaco bulk carrier fleet) | Attachment method: Magnetically attached to hull | Operating speed: Maintains hull contact at nearly 10 knots (tested) | Contact CRABI Robotics (crabi-robotics.com); currently in p… | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Deep Trekker DT640 MAG Utility Crawler | Deep Trekker Inc. | Canada (Kitchener, Ontario) | Weight: 16.6 kg (36.59 lb) | ~$18,750 base unit (2017 launch price; current pricing varies by configuration) | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Deep Trekker DT640 VAC and VAC MAX Utility Crawler | Deep Trekker Inc. | Canada (Kitchener, Ontario) | Weight: 19 kg (VAC base configuration) | Contact Deep Trekker for configuration-based pricing | Visit manufacturer site → |
| MagTrack (Standard/Carrier System) | DERC Salotech B.V. | Netherlands | Drive: 4-wheel drive, electrically powered, permanent magnetic adhesion | Water Jetting Pressure: Up to 3,000 bar | Contact manufacturer | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Diakont Stingray (Storage Tank Floor Inspection Crawler , Filled & In-Service , MFL + UT , Class I Div 1) | Diakont Advanced Technologies Inc. (HQ: 3193 Lionshead Avenue, Carlsbad, California USA; also San Diego CA technical center; founded 1990 by Mikhail Fedosovsky; 1,001-5,000 employees (Tracxn Jul 2024); website: diakont.com; 11 patents filed; business units: Energy Services + Nuclear Solutions + Motion Control; Global Tank Storage Awards "Emerging Technology Award" 2020 (Stingray); ARPA-E $5M DOE funding 2020; world's only Class I Division 1 Hazardous Location certified inspection robotic system for filled petroleum tanks; confirmed clients: Chevron (water tanks + kerosene + diesel fuel tanks); Salt Lake City UT refinery operator (petroleum storage tank , RBI program); 4 nuclear power plants Spring 2019 (cavity cleaning); operations: USA, Russia (St. Petersburg plant), Italy (Via Achille Grandi); additional robot: RODIS pipeline crawler; Nuclear Solutions includes BWR torus inspection ROV) | USA (Carlsbad + San Diego CA HQ; global: Russia St. Petersburg plant, Italy; operations across North America) | Max tank size: Up to 190 ft diameter, 80 ft tall | Cable length: 600-foot umbilical | Contact Diakont (diakont.com); service contract model (Diak… | Visit manufacturer site → |
| DIDEN Robotics DIDEN 30 + DIDEN Walker (Magnetic Quadruped Wall/Ceiling Climbing Robot , Shipbuilding Welding + Inspection + Painting , KAIST Hu-bo Lab Spinoff , Physical AI) | DIDEN Robotics | South Korea (Seoul HQ , Seongdong-gu) | Locomotion: Magnetic-footed quadruped, foot-shaped leg structure | Sensing: 3D sensors, visual mapping | https://news.kaist.ac.kr/newsen/html/news/?mode=V&mng_no=52… | Visit manufacturer site → |
| DIDEN 30 (Seungwol) Quadruped Magnetic-Foot Robot | DIDEN Robotics Co., Ltd. | South Korea (founded by KAIST Hubo Lab alumni) | Category: Quadruped magnetic-foot industrial climbing robot | Founded: March 2024, South Korea (KAIST Hubo Lab DRCD team alumni) | Not disclosed | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Scan & Go Autonomous Robotic Solution (South Korea/Canada; Composite Repair; Laser 3D Vision; No CAD/Code; Autonomous Forklift-Mounted; CES 2026 Best of Innovation) | Doosan Robotics, Inc. | South Korea / Canada | Category: AI-powered composite repair robot | Method: Laser-based 3D vision scanning, physics-based AI tool-path generation | Not publicly disclosed | Visit manufacturer site → |
| ECOsubsea Pink Panther Hull Cleaning ROV | ECOsubsea AS | Norway (Austevoll) | Category: Ultra-high-efficiency, large-format hull cleaning ROV (soft-jet technology) | Founded: 2008, Austevoll, Norway; first commercial clean 2012 | Not disclosed; estimated per-hull-clean service pricing | Visit manufacturer site → |
| ECOsubsea Panther 10X (Ultra-High Efficiency Hull Cleaning ROV , 2 tonne , 8 m , 10× faster , Capesize 4h , Singapore) | ECOsubsea AS (HQ: Austevoll / Oslo, Norway; website: ecosubsea.com; co-founders: Tor Mikal Østervold (CEO/MD) + Klaus Østervold; founded 2008; VP Sustainability: Abigail Robinson; Singapore operations: MPA (Maritime Port Authority) approved launch Nov 6, 2024; Eng Hup Shipping chartered vessel (purpose-built LARS + 75 cbm filtration unit); Mencast waste-management partner (biowaste processing); funding: Innovation Norway NOK 69M Green Growth Loan ($6.2M) , Feb 2025; clients confirmed: Odfjell Tankers (Bow Cedar , debut commercial clean, 2h, 7-min deployment), Golden Ocean Group (Tord Brath confirmed), Grimaldi Group, Wilhelmsen, Carnival, Royal Caribbean (Panther 10X testing); 5,000+ ships signed up for cleaning initial licensing period (Nov 2024 confirmed); 1,000 vessels cleaned with previous Panther 2X; previous entry in catalog: #25 (Panther 2X , legacy product); Panther 10X = next-generation UHEHCS system) | Norway (Austevoll/Oslo HQ); Singapore operations (Nov 2024 launch) | Founded: 2008, Norway | Cleaning speed: 10x faster than traditional diver-based methods | Contact ECOsubsea AS (ecosubsea.com); per-clean service fee… | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Inuktun MaggHD Miniature Magnetic Crawler | Eddyfi Technologies (Previan) | Canada (Inuktun heritage: Kelowna/Nanaimo, BC; Eddyfi Technologies HQ: Quebec) | Weight: Not disclosed | Contact Eddyfi Technologies | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Inuktun Magg 310 / 480 Magnetic Crawler | Eddyfi Technologies (Previan) | Canada | Weight: 10.9 kg (24 lb) | Contact Eddyfi Technologies | Visit manufacturer site → |
| TurtleROV2 | ELMICS (Electronic Microsystems), Sirius resident | Russia (Zelenograd / Sirius) | Weight: Under 35 kg | Contact manufacturer | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Exail Roving Bat Hybrid ROV and Crawler | Exail (formerly ECA Group, rebranded 2023; a Groupe Gorgé company) | France (Toulouse) | Weight: Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Visit manufacturer site → |
| ExRobotics ExR-2.5 (UL/ATEX/IECEx Zone 1 Autonomous Inspection Robot) | ExRobotics B.V. | Netherlands | Weight: 75-100 kg (ExR series) | Payload: Up to 30 kg (IR thermal camera, LiDAR, gas sensors, PTZ camera) | Contact ExRobotics | Visit manufacturer site → |
| FerRobotics AOK / ACF / AAK (Active Compliant Robotic Surface Finishing End-of-Arm Tools) | FerRobotics Compliant Robot Technology GmbH | Austria (Linz HQ; global: USA, Canada, Japan, Singapore, Korea, Malaysia, India, Thailand; Bosch JV 2024) | Max force (ACF/110/04): 100 N push/pull | Max force (ACF/111/04HD): 200 N push/pull | Contact FerRobotics (ferrobotics.com); Bosch Power Tools JV… | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Fleet Robotics Autonomous Onboard Hull Cleaning Robot | Fleet Robotics (Boston, MA, USA, a separate company from the Dutch Fleet Robotics/Fleet Cleaner) | USA (Charlestown/Somerville, Boston, MA) | Category: Onboard, permanently installed autonomous magnetic crawler hull cleaning and monitoring robot | Founded: 2022, Boston, MA, USA | Not disclosed (early-stage; contact Fleet Robotics) | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Fleet Robotics Hull Cleaning ROV (formerly Fleet Cleaner, rebranded April 2025) | Fleet Robotics B.V. (formerly Fleet Cleaner B.V.) | Netherlands (Delft) | Category: ATEX-certified, magnetically adhered hull cleaning and inspection ROV | Founded: 2017 (as Fleet Cleaner); rebranded to Fleet Robotics, April 2025 | Service-based pricing; contact Fleet Robotics | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Flyability Elios 3 Confined-Space Inspection Drone | Flyability SA | Switzerland (Lausanne) | Category: Collision-tolerant, LiDAR-equipped confined-space inspection drone | Launch: May 2022 | Not disclosed | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Gecko Robotics TOKA Series Wall-Climbing Inspection Robot | Gecko Robotics Inc. | USA (Pittsburgh, PA) | Category: Magnetic-wheeled wall-climbing NDT inspection robot with AI data platform | Founded: 2013 (Jake Loosararian), Pittsburgh, PA | $50,000-$100,000 (early pricing; current pricing/service model varies) | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Gerotto Lombrico S EX-0 (ATEX Zone 0 Mini Robot Excavator) | Gerotto Federico S.r.l. | Italy (Padua, Veneto) | Weight: Not disclosed | Contact Gerotto Federico S.r.l. | Visit manufacturer site → |
| GrayMatter Robotics Scan&Sand / Scan&Grind / Scan&Blast AI-Powered Finishing Cells | GrayMatter Robotics | USA (Carson, CA) | Category: AI-powered autonomous robotic surface-finishing system (sanding, grinding, blasting) | AI Platform: GMR-AI (physics-informed AI, force-adaptive control, autonomous trajectory generation) | Not disclosed | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Greensea IQ EverClean Hull Service Robot | Greensea IQ (Armach Robotics merged with Greensea Systems, September 2023) | USA (Richmond, VT / Plymouth, MA) | Category: One-man-portable, non-magnetic robotic hull cleaning and data-logging system | Origin: Armach Robotics (founded Nov 2021) + Greensea Systems, merged into Greensea IQ, Sept 1, 2023 | Robot-as-a-service subscription; contact Greensea IQ | Visit manufacturer site → |
| HausBots HB1 / HB2 / HB3 AEROGRIP Crawler (Wall-Climbing Robot , Non-Ferrous + Ferrous , NDT + Painting + Bridge) | HausBots Ltd. | UK (Birmingham HQ); international deployment (UK confirmed; USA + Australia planned) | Founded: 2018, Birmingham, UK | HB1 payload: 6 kg | Contact HausBots (info@hausbots.com; hausbots.com); both ro… | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Hidramar SpiderJet UHP Water Jetting Robot | Hidramar Group | Spain (Tenerife) | Weight: Not disclosed | Contact Hidramar Group | Visit manufacturer site → |
| HPT Hull Treatment Carrier (HTC) | Hubert Palfinger Technologies GmbH (HPT) | Austria | Category: Automated multi-unit hull blasting and coating application system | Water Pressure: Up to 3,000 bar for coating removal | Contact HPT (project-based, shipyard licensing) | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Hullbot Autonomous Hull Cleaning Robot | Hullbot Pty Ltd | Australia (Sydney) | Category: Autonomous underwater hull cleaning and inspection robot | Founded: 2014/2015, Sydney, Australia | Not disclosed (service/subscription model) | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Hullbot H6 (Autonomous Underwater Hull Cleaning + Inspection Robot , 10 kg , AI , 15-26% Fuel Saving) | Hullbot Pty Ltd (HQ: 2 Maritime Court, Rozelle, Sydney, NSW, Australia; founded 2014/2015 (sources vary); co-founders: Tom Loefler (CEO) + Karl Watfern (CTO); team: Ben Dwyer (mechanical lead); website: hullbot.com; funding: AUD $16M Series A (Nov 2025) led by Regeneration.VC; investors: Katapult Ocean, Climate Tech Partners, Folklore Ventures, Trinity Ventures, Rypples, NewSouth Innovations, Artesian, Impact Ventures/Ocean Impact Collective, Bandera Capital; total funding: $13.32M USD (CB Insights); awards: Australian Good Design Award of the Year 2025 (beating Tesla, Hyundai, Polestar) + Gold + Best in Class Commercial & Industrial Product Design; clients: NRMA Marine (Manly Fast Ferry fleet , 13% fuel reduction confirmed), Sydney Ferries, San Francisco Bay Ferries (11+ year hull coating confirmed), FRS Clipper (US ferry operator confirmed), NRMA Manly Fast Ferry (twice-weekly cleaning trial confirmed); operations: Australia, USA, Mexico, Europe, Singapore; accelerators: Startmate, UNSW Founders 10x, KPMG High Growth Ventures; model: Hullbot H6 confirmed; BigBot (larger vessel version) in development) | Australia (Sydney/Rozelle HQ); operations USA + Mexico + Europe + Singapore | Weight: ~10 kg | Contact Hullbot (hullbot.com); subscription service model;… | Visit manufacturer site → |
| HullWiper ROV | HullWiper (GAC EnvironHull) | UAE (Dubai, head office) | Weight: 1,275 kg | Service pricing (per hull cleaning operation) | Visit manufacturer site → |
| JOX E | HYDRA ROBOTICA srl | Italy | Weight: 1,400 kg | Power Supply: lithium-ion battery | Not disclosed | Visit manufacturer site → |
| WHEELEX | HYDRA ROBOTICA srl | Italy | Weight: 1,650 kg | Max Speed: 5 km/h | Not disclosed | Visit manufacturer site → |
| CLIMBO | HYDRA ROBOTICA srl | Italy | Weight: 120 kg | Max Speed: 0.5 m/s | Not disclosed | Visit manufacturer site → |
| AMPHIBOT | HYDRA ROBOTICA srl | Italy | Weight: 350 kg | Power Supply: hydraulics (external power unit) | Not disclosed | Visit manufacturer site → |
| ROTEX PLUS | HYDRA ROBOTICA srl | Italy | Weight: under 150 kg | Power Supply: hydraulics (external power unit) | Not disclosed | Visit manufacturer site → |
| TWIN-SPIN | HYDRA ROBOTICA srl | Italy | Weight: 75 kg | Power Supply: hydraulics (external power unit) | Not disclosed | Visit manufacturer site → |
| AMPHIBOT CP | HYDRA ROBOTICA srl | Italy | Weight: 500 kg | Power Supply: hydraulics (external power unit) | Not disclosed | Visit manufacturer site → |
| AMPHIBOT VP | HYDRA ROBOTICA srl | Italy | Weight: 480 kg | Power Supply: hydraulics (external power unit) | Not disclosed | Visit manufacturer site → |
| TANKCLEANER | HYDRA ROBOTICA srl | Italy | Weight: under 120 kg | Power Supply: external hydraulic power unit | Not disclosed | Visit manufacturer site → |
| IMB Robotics RoboJET Magnetic Crawler (ArmJET / VacuumJET / WashingJET) | IMB Robot Teknolojileri San. Tic. A.S. | Turkey (Istanbul) | Weight: Not disclosed | Contact IMB Robotics | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Impossible Metals Eureka III - Autonomous Deep-Sea Mining AUV | Impossible Metals Inc. | USA | Weight: 3,950 kg in air, including a 14.4 kWh battery | Contact Impossible Metals | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Inspector Systems Rainer Hitzel GmbH Inspector Type Series (Modular Pipe Robots, NDT + Machining + Cleaning + Coating, DN75-1200mm) | Inspector Systems Rainer Hitzel GmbH | Germany (Rodermark HQ); operations in 31 countries across 5 continents | Weight: Not disclosed | Contact Inspector Systems (inspector-systems.com) for a service quote | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Invert Robotics V1800 (V1200 / H2200 / M1000 Platform Family) | Invert Robotics Ltd. (a Nexxis company) | New Zealand (Christchurch) | Weight: 6.8-8 kg (without camera, depending on source/configuration) | Contact Invert Robotics / Nexxis | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Israel Electric Corporation Motes Aerial Warning Ball Installation Robot | Israel Electric Corporation (developed with Kronos Utility, Israel) | Israel | Height range: Installs markers on ground wires at 20 to 70 meters above ground level | Delivery method: Drone-mounted robotic payload, not a wire-climbing crawler | N/A (developed and operated in-house by Israel Electric Corporation, not sold commercially) | Visit manufacturer site → |
| JIREH Industries NAVIC / SKOOT / TERAX (Magnetic + Vacuum Crawler NDT Scanners , Weld + Corrosion + Laser Cleaning) | JIREH Industries Ltd. | Canada (Edmonton Alberta HQ; USA offices; global exports) | Min pipe OD (NAVIC): 7 cm (2.75 in), requiring only 7cm radial clearance | Remote control range: Up to 30m (100ft) via handheld controller | Contact JIREH Industries (jireh.com); equipment sale model… | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Jotun HullSkater (Hull Skating Solutions) | Jotun AS (developed with Kongsberg Maritime and Semcon) | Norway (Sandefjord) | Weight: Not disclosed | Subscription/service model (not sold standalone) | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Keelcrab Pro Underwater Hull Cleaning Robot (Italy; 7m2/min Cleaning Rate; Track-Driven Suction Design; 20m Cable; 400-Lumen LED; 24-Month/500hr Warranty) | Keelcrab (Greensailor) | Italy | Cleaning Rate: ~7 m2/minute | Cable Length: 20 m, Kevlar-reinforced neutral-negative | Contact keelcrab.com for pricing | Visit manufacturer site → |
| KOKS ADEX Rover (ATEX Zone 0 No-Man-Entry Tank Robot) | KOKS Robotics (part of KOKS Group) | Netherlands (Alkmaar) / Slovakia (Malzenice, KOKS Robotics s.r.o.) | Weight: Not disclosed | Contact KOKS Robotics | Visit manufacturer site → |
| KOKS ESOT (Equipment Set for Oil Tank Cleaning) | KOKS Robotics (part of KOKS Group) | Netherlands (Alkmaar) | Weight: Not disclosed | Contact KOKS Robotics | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Kongsberg Ferrotech Nautilus (Subsea Pipeline + Vessel Hull Repair Robot , Dry Habitat , 1500m) | Kongsberg Ferrotech AS | Norway (Kongsberg HQ; operations: Middle East (Abu Dhabi confirmed 2025), Thailand (PTTEP 80m 2022), global offshore oil+gas+renewables) | Weight (8-16in pipeline variant): Approx. 4 tonnes | Dimensions (8-16in variant): Approx. 3m x 2m x 3m | Contact Kongsberg Ferrotech (kferrotech.no); service contra… | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Kraken Robotics KATFISH - Towed Synthetic Aperture Sonar | Kraken Robotics Inc. | Canada | Type: Actively stabilised Synthetic Aperture Sonar (SAS) towfish, based on Kraken's MINSAS technology | Speed: Up to 10 knots | Contact Kraken Robotics | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Laser Photonics CleanTech Industrial Robotic Cell (CTIR-6040) | Laser Photonics Corporation | USA (Orlando, FL) | Category: Enclosed robotic laser cleaning workcell | Product: CleanTech Industrial Robotic Cell 6040 (CTIR-6040) | Contact Laser Photonics | Visit manufacturer site → |
| LEBO ROBOTICS Inc. Blade Maintenance Robot (Wind Turbine Blade Inspection + Repair + Polishing + Painting , 0.1mm 3D Surface Scan , Ground-Controlled , 2× Faster Polishing / 2-3× Faster Painting) | LEBO ROBOTICS Inc. | Japan (Akishima, Tokyo HQ); Germany (Meerbusch/Neuss , LEBO ROBOTICS EUROPE GmbH) | Founded: 2018, Tokyo, Japan by Keitaro Hamamura | Total funding: $2.23-2.24M (Series A, JPY 1.3 billion round from Abies Ventures) | https://www.leborobotics.com/en/blade-maintenance-robot | h… | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Lucid Bots Inc. Sherpa Drone (Cleaning + Painting Module) + Lavo Bot (Commercial Exterior Cleaning + Painting/Coating Drone , Distance Lock AI , 200 sq ft/min , 160 ft Reach , Power Tether , Oct 2025 Painting Launch) | Lucid Bots Inc. | USA (Charlotte NC HQ , domestic manufacturing) | Airframe: Hexacopter, carbon fiber/ABS/aluminum/stainless | Dimensions (unfolded): 53 x 53 x 28 in | https://www.lucidbots.com/ | https://www.lucidbots.com/prod… | Visit manufacturer site → |
| MagTrack Abrasive Blasting Robot | MES (Metal & Engineering Services) | USA | Blasting Rate (15-20 mil paint): Up to 600 sq ft/hour | Blasting Rate (under 5 mil paint): 1,000+ sq ft/hour | Not disclosed (available as rental; free 2-week rental was previously offered via a promotional giveaway) | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Mitsubishi Heavy Industries EX ROVR / ASCENT Explosion-Proof Inspection Robot | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. | Japan (Tokyo/Kobe) | Category: Explosion-proof autonomous plant inspection robot | Development Start: 2014; prototype tested June 2019 (Mizushima Refinery, with JXTG) | Not disclosed | Visit manufacturer site → |
| NakAI Autonomous In-Transit Hull Cleaning and Inspection Robot | NakAI Robotics Ltd. | Israel (Holon) | Category: Fully autonomous, cable-free, in-transit hull cleaning and inspection robot | Founded: 2021, Holon, Israel | Contact NakAI Robotics | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Neptune Robotics AI-Powered Hull Cleaning ROV | Neptune Robotics Ltd | Singapore (HQ) / Hong Kong (founded) | Category: AI-guided, magnetically adhered cavitation-waterjet hull cleaning ROV | Founded: November 2018, Hong Kong | Robotics-as-a-service (per-cleaning pricing); contact Neptune | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Neptune Robotics AI Hull Cleaning System (Cavitation ROV , Autonomous , 300 kg , 61 Ports , $52M Series B) | Neptune Robotics Ltd. (HQ: Hong Kong; R&D center: Shenzhen; Singapore operational hub (Nov 2024 launch); founded 2018; co-founders: Elizabeth Chan (CEO , former tech programmer), Jacky Im (CTO), Kate Ma (former Deloitte actuary); 300 kg / 660 lb robot confirmed; total funding: $69.25M (CB Insights); Series B: $52M (Sep 2025) led by Granite Asia + NYK Line strategic investment; investors: Granite Asia, NYK Line, SOSV/HAX, HongShan (Sequoia China), Entrepreneur First; clients confirmed: Cargill (bulk carriers since 2022), NYK Line (since 2022 , MOU expanded Sep 2025 for 820-vessel fleet), CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, MSC, Golden Ocean Group, Eastern Pacific Shipping, Seaspan, Synergy Marine, Oldendorff Carriers, Ocean Network Express; 61 ports in Asia confirmed (Sep 2025); Singapore expansion Nov 2024 (6 proprietary robots at launch); NextGen Tech 30 for Green Maritime Innovation award; AMSA + MPI compliant; endorsed by leading global paint manufacturers) | Hong Kong (HQ); Singapore (hub since Nov 2024); Shenzhen (R&D); 61 ports in Asia | Total funding: $69.25M (Series B) | Fuel efficiency improvement: Up to 20% | Contact Neptune Robotics (neptune-robotics.com); subscripti… | Visit manufacturer site → |
| NEURA Robotics 4NE1 (Gen3) Cognitive Humanoid Robot | NEURA Robotics GmbH | Germany (Metzingen) | Category: General-purpose cognitive humanoid robot | Unveiled: September 2024, IFA Berlin | Not disclosed | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Nexxis Magneto-EX (World's First EX-Rated Inspection Robot Crawler) | Nexxis Technology Pty Ltd | Australia (Perth, Western Australia) | Payload: NDT sensors, remote visual inspection (RVI) cameras, maintenance tools | Not disclosed | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Nido Robotics Sibiu Pro (Modular Underwater ROV) | Nido Robotics S.L. | Spain (Murcia) | Weight: 16 kg | Contact Nido Robotics | Visit manufacturer site → |
| OceanTech Innovation AS CAT (Clamp Access Tool) + VAT (Vertical Access Tool) + ACFM Weld Inspection Robot (Splash Zone Robotic Cleaning + Inspection + Repair , UHP Water Jetting , No Divers/ROV/Support Vessel , Equinor + Hess + Woodside Confirmed) | OceanTech Innovation AS | Norway (Trondheim HQ); Australia (Perth office confirmed); global operations (North Sea + Caribbean + Australia + global offshore confirmed) | Founded: 2017, Trondheim, Norway (origins in transmission line climbing since 2009) | Employees: 41 | https://oceantech.no/ | https://oceantech.no/solutions/clea… | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Octobotics Tech Gauge Rover + OCRV-UW + Weld Sensei + Reach Master (AI-Enabled NDT Robotics Fleet , Fouling Removal + UT/PAUT/TOFD + Surface Prep , Maritime + Oil & Gas + Steel) | Octobotics Tech Pvt. Ltd. (HQ: Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India; website: octobotics.tech; founded: 2020; co-founders: Ishan Bhatnagar (ex-BW Maritime Singapore , maritime operations + automation) + Gulshan Kumar (ex-DEME Belgium , O&M engineer); $1.55M total funding confirmed ($1.1M / ₹10 crore Series Seed Feb 2026 , Navam Capital + BYT Capital confirmed; prior rounds ₹442K); employees: ~12; revenue: ₹2 crore annual (FY2024 confirmed); clients confirmed: Indian Navy (confirmed), IOCL (Indian Oil Corporation , confirmed), BPCL (Bharat Petroleum , confirmed), HPCL (Hindustan Petroleum , confirmed), Saudi S-Chem (Saudi Arabia , confirmed), Aarti Industries (confirmed), GSFC (Gujarat State Fertilizers , confirmed); sectors: oil & gas + chemicals + petrochemicals + marine + power + fertilizers + rail; pending certifications: IECEx + ATEX (stated objective , Feb 2026 press release); international expansion target: India + Singapore + Middle East) | India (Noida HQ) | Founded: 2020, Noida, India, by Ishan Bhatnagar and Gulshan Kumar | Employees: 11-50 | https://www.octobotics.tech/ | https://www.octobotics.tech/… | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Okibo EG7 / EG7+ / BLASTER (Autonomous Construction Painting Robot , AI 3D Scan , 1,000 sq ft/h , CE Certified , 24 ft Height , BLASTER Dual-Gun) | Okibo Ltd. (HQ: Englewood, New Jersey USA + Tel Aviv, Israel; website: okibo.com; co-founders: Guy German, Nadav Shuruk (CEO Okibo USA / COO), Ron Danon (CTO), Lior Zaibel (Chief Algo Officer); founded 2018; employees: 11-50; CE Certified confirmed; US HQ launched Apr 2025 (Englewood NJ); investors confirmed: Shadow Ventures, IAG Capital Partners + other undisclosed; clients confirmed: Performance Contracting Inc. (PCI , one of USA's largest specialty contractors , King of Prussia PA project Jul 2025 confirmed), Hensel Phelps (Federal + AEC Innovation Day Phoenix AZ Dec 2025 EG7+ premiere confirmed); 1M+ sq ft painted in Europe confirmed; 1,000+ sq ft/hr confirmed; BLASTER Feb 2026 dual-gun commercial launch confirmed) | Israel (Tel Aviv R&D) + USA (Englewood NJ HQ from 2024/2025); European operations (1M+ sq ft) | Founded: 2018, Israel | Total funding: $7.85M equity | Okibo Ltd. (okibo.com); Englewood NJ USA + Tel Aviv Israel;… | Visit manufacturer site → |
| PaintJet Bravo Robot + Alpha Shield Coating System (Industrial Painting Robot , 14× Faster , Predictive Imaging , Marine Expansion) | PaintJet Inc. | USA (Nashville TN → Virginia HQ 2024; national deployment) | Crew reduction: 2-3 workers instead of 6 (same job) | Speed: Half the normal completion time | Contact PaintJet (paintjet.com); Robot-as-a-Service (full s… | Visit manufacturer site → |
| PetroBot Technologies ITIS Rover + MagRover (In-Service Tank Bottom + Magnetic Wall-Climbing Inspection , ATEX + PESO) | PetroBot Technologies Private Limited | India (Jaipur HQ; USA + UAE Middle East operations) | Serving customers since: 2020 | ITIS Rover: Asia's first in-service tank bottom inspection robot; on-stream inspection without shutdowns | Contact PetroBot Technologies (petrobot.co.in; info@petrobo… | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Planys Technologies ROV Fleet (Beluga + Orca + Trikhand) + TankRover + Jal Avlokini + Svaayatt AUV (Underwater Inspection + NDT + Water-Jet Cleaning + AI Analytics , IIT Madras Spinoff , Explosion-Proof TankRover for Hydrocarbon Tanks , Shell + Saudi Aramco + ExxonMobil + Reliance) | Planys Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (HQ: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India (Puzhuthivakkam); global offices: Netherlands + Saudi Arabia; HUB71 Abu Dhabi deep-tech cohort; website: planystech.com; founded: 2015; IIT Madras incubated; co-founders: Tanuj Jhunjhunwala (CEO) + Vineet Upadhyay + Prof. Prabhu Rajagopal + Prof. Krishnan Balasubramaniam (IIT Madras); employees: 113 (Aug 2025); total funding: $21.4M confirmed (10 rounds: $11.1M / ₹100 crore Dec 2025 led by Ashish Kacholia + Lashit Sanghvi + Pratithi Investment + Samarthya + 3i Partners + LetsVenture; $5M April 2024 led by Ashish Kacholia + Krishna Defence; prior rounds including Shell E4 accelerator + LetsVenture + Keiretsu + ONGC); valuation: ₹326 crore (Nov 2025 confirmed); revenue: ₹7.13 crore FY2024; 25,000+ operational hours + 500 sites + 10+ countries confirmed; clients confirmed: Reliance Industries + IOCL + BPCL + HPCL + ONGC + Shell + Saudi Aramco + ExxonMobil + Applus Velosi Qatar; 3 iDEX (Innovation for Defence Excellence) challenge wins confirmed; Qualcomm IoUT partnership confirmed; PORTXL Rotterdam accelerator + Shell E4 Cohort confirmed; Planys Ark (defence subsidiary) launched Dec 2025 confirmed) | India (Chennai HQ); Netherlands + Saudi Arabia (offices confirmed); UAE + Qatar + Oman + Singapore (operations confirmed); 10+ countries total | Dimensions (Beluga): 730 x 820 x 600 mm | Weight (Beluga): ~50 kg | https://planystech.com/ | https://techobserver.in/news/star… | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Qlayers 10Q Automated Coating Robot | Qlayers B.V. | Netherlands (Delft) | Weight: Not disclosed | Rental (monthly, min. 3-year SLA contract); not sold outright | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Qlayers 7CS Maritime Coating Robot | Qlayers B.V. | Netherlands (Delft) | Weight: Not disclosed | Rental (monthly, min. 3-year SLA contract); not sold outright | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Qlayers BL8 Wind Turbine Blade Coating Robot | Qlayers B.V. | Netherlands (Delft) | Weight: Not disclosed | Rental (SLA-based); contact Qlayers | Visit manufacturer site → |
| QYSEA FIFISH X1 Mission-Class Inspection ROV | QYSEA Technology Co., Ltd. | China (Shenzhen) | Weight: 30 kg | Contact QYSEA (price not published online) | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Remora Robotics (Autonomous Net Cleaning + AI Inspection Robot , Salmon) | Remora Robotics AS | Norway (Stavanger HQ; operations: Norway coastal salmon farms; international: Chile 2024) | Dimensions (DxWxH): 60 x 60 x 35 cm | Weight in air: 23 kg | Contact Remora Robotics (subscription/service model) | Visit manufacturer site → |
| HighMate AP Series Multi-Function Swing-Arm Robot | Robot++ (RobotPlusPlus Co., Ltd.) | China (Shenzhen) | Weight: Not disclosed | Contact RobotPlusPlus | Visit manufacturer site → |
| HighMate C20 Cargo Hold Cleaning Robot | Robot++ (RobotPlusPlus Co., Ltd.) | China (Shenzhen) | Weight: Not disclosed | Contact RobotPlusPlus | Visit manufacturer site → |
| HighMate V-Series (V40) Hydroblasting Robot | RobotPlusPlus (Wuhan HighMate Technology Co., Ltd.) | China | Category: Flexible magnetic climbing platform for ship hull hydroblasting | Method: Ultra-high-pressure (UHP) water blasting | Contact manufacturer | Visit manufacturer site → |
| HighMate Ex V10 ATEX Storage Tank Robot | RobotPlusPlus (Wuhan HighMate Technology Co., Ltd.) | China | Weight: Not disclosed | Contact manufacturer | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Rope Robotics BR-8 (Wind Turbine Blade Repair Robot , Sanding + Cleaning + Leading-Edge Coating) | Rope Robotics ApS | Denmark (Aarhus HQ; operations: USA, Canada, South Africa, Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Europe globally) | Weight: 150 kg | Service contract (robot + technician training + support; co… | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Robotic Tank Cleaning System | Ruby AI | Israel (Bar Lev High-Tech Park) | Type: Multi-armed autonomous robotic maintenance system | Task Time: Completes in 2 hours a maintenance and cleaning job that previously took mechanics 48 hours | Not sold commercially, developed for IDF and export defense clients, contact manufacturer | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Saab Seaeye Sabertooth - Hybrid AUV/ROV | Saab Seaeye (Saab AB) | Sweden / UK | Max Depth: 1,200 m single hull, 3,000 m double hull | Contact Saab Seaeye | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Saipem FlatFish (Hydrone Program) (Fully Autonomous Subsea Resident AUV , AI-Based , Up to 3,000m , Pipeline + Riser + Structure Inspection) | Saipem S.p.A. (HQ: Milan, Italy; website: saipem.com; subsea robotics centre: SONSUB (Saipem centre of excellence for subsea robotics + underwater technologies + digital solutions); COO Robotics and Industrialized Solutions: Mauro Piasere; commercial head: Francesco Cavallini (Head of Commercial Sonsub and Subsea Technologies & Services); technology origin: originally developed by SENAI CIMATEC (Brazil) + DFKI (German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence) funded by ANP (Brazilian National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels) + EMBRAPII; Shell Brasil signed exclusive license agreement with Saipem for industrial production + commercialization March 2018; clients confirmed: Shell (license + pilot inspection campaign Brazil 2022 confirmed), Petrobras (contract awarded 2023 , FAT tests passed March 2026 , proceeding to real offshore deployment , ultra-deep waters Brazil confirmed); part of Saipem Hydrone underwater robotics program; 2024 OTC Spotlight on New Technology Award (I.A.U. , related program); Saipem is a global major EPCI contractor in energy + infrastructure offshore + onshore) | Italy (Milan HQ; SONSUB Trieste testing facility); operations Brazil (Shell + Petrobras offshore) + global | Range: Up to 100 km (Hydrone family) | Saipem S.p.A. (saipem.com); Milan Italy; SONSUB Trieste; CO… | Visit manufacturer site → |
| ARROW(e) (Assessment Robot for Resilient Optimized Wind Energy) | Sandia National Laboratories (with International Climbing Machines and Dolphitech) | USA (Albuquerque, NM) | Type: Suction-Mounted Crawling Robot for Wind Turbine Blade Inspection | Inspection Method: Phased-array ultrasonic imaging plus real-time high-fidelity camera imaging | Not commercially sold (DOE national laboratory research platform) | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Scantron Robotics Underwater Tank Cleaning ROV System | Scantron Robotics Inc. | USA (Gibsonia, PA) / Canada | Weight: Not disclosed | Contact Scantron Robotics | Visit manufacturer site → |
| SeaDrone PRO End-to-End Hull Inspection System | SeaDrone Inc. (also known as Orobotix) | USA (Palo Alto, CA) | Weight: 6.5 kg (Inspector 3) | Contact SeaDrone (system/subscription pricing) | Visit manufacturer site → |
| SeaRobotics HullBUG (Hull Bio-inspired Underwater Grooming) | SeaRobotics Corporation | USA (Stuart, FL) | Weight: 30-40 kg | Contact SeaRobotics for commercial pricing | Visit manufacturer site → |
| SeaRobotics SR-TankBUG | SeaRobotics Corporation | USA (Stuart, FL) | Category: ROV for underwater tank sediment removal and inspection | Maximum Depth: 120 feet (36.6 m) | Contact SeaRobotics | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Sewer Robotics R125 / R250 / R600 / TWK300 (UHP Pipeline Cleaning + Rehabilitation Robot Family, up to 3000 bar) | Sewer Robotics B.V. | Netherlands (HQ; global operations: USA, UK, Germany, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia) | Weight: R125: 5-15 kg; R250: 35 kg; TWK300: 45 kg; R600: Not disclosed | Contact Sewer Robotics (sewerrobotics.com) for a system quote | Visit manufacturer site → |
| AKA Robotics WallHiker W-2025 (UHP Water Blasting Magnetic Crawler , All-Curved-Surface Adaptive , New-Generation Flagship 2024) | Shenzhen AKA Robotics Technology Co., Ltd. | China (Shenzhen HQ; global shipyard and industrial markets) | Founded: 2017, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | Funding stage: Series A (Legend Capital-led round, 2022) | Contact AKA Robotics (akarobotics.com; info@akarobotics.com) | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Shipshave ITCH , In Transit Cleaning of Hulls (World's Only In-Transit Hull Cleaning Robot , Crew-Operated at Sea , Propulsion Energy Harvesting , DNV Validated 10-16% Fuel Saving , Stolt + Klaveness + Teekay + Hapag-Lloyd) | Shipshave | Norway (Stavanger HQ); global deployments (vessels worldwide , North Sea, Mediterranean, Asia) | Cleaning method: Semi-autonomous, tethered to foredeck winch, submerged; soft brushes clean in defined pattern; harvests propulsion energy from ship movement | Coverage: 80-90% of parallel/vertical hull area of a Handysize bulker in a 5-hour operation | https://shipshave.no/ | https://shipshave.no/itch/ | https:… | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Skygauge Robotics Skygauge Inspection Drone (Contact UT Drone , Tilt-Rotor Gimballed Thrust , Wall Thickness + DFT , Internal Tank + External Steel , API 653 , 5-20× Faster) | Skygauge Robotics (legal name: Vectored Propulsion Technologies Inc.; HQ: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; website: skygauge.co; co-founder + CCO: Nikita Illiushkin; founded: 2016; employees: ~23 (PitchBook); funding: $2.98M confirmed (MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund, BEST Bridge to Startup, i.d.e.a. Fund, Innovation Factory Hamilton, Archangel Network of Funds , confirmed PitchBook); clients confirmed: Transport Canada (testing confirmed), Manmul Works Korea (ship hull coating DFT confirmed), ROAV7 France (internal tank UT confirmed), Global Drone Inspection Netherlands (UT capability confirmed), Klink Inspections (tank UT confirmed), AIT (confirmed), Birds Eye Asset Integrity (chimney stacks + ship cargo holds confirmed), CFIN Canadian Food Innovation Network ($2025 grant , food processing tanks/vessels , 360° angled contact development confirmed); 100+ potential customers engaged confirmed; 10 Fortune 500 demonstrations planned confirmed; distribution: Nexxis USA confirmed; IPETRO Malaysia in-service tank internal inspection confirmed) | Canada (Hamilton Ontario HQ); global distribution (Netherlands, France, Korea, Malaysia, Australia via Nexxis USA confirmed) | UT Gauge: Integrated Olympus 38DL PLUS ultrasonic thickness gauge with D790-SM dual transducer | Camera: 4K @ 30fps / 1080p @ 60fps | https://www.skygauge.co/ | https://www.skygauge.co/case-stu… | Visit manufacturer site → |
| SLM CHIRO Underwater Ship Hull Cleaning Robot | SLM (Korean venture, founded by Park Young-jun) | South Korea | Weight: Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Square Robot Inc. SR-1 / SR-3 (Autonomous Submersible In-Service AST Inspection Robot , API 653 + EEMUA 159 , FM Approved C1D1/C1D2 , PAUT) | Square Robot, Inc. | USA (Marlborough MA HQ + Houston TX); international: UK (Sutro Group) + France (Institut de Soudure) confirmed | Dimensions (SR-3): 1.70 x 0.51 x 0.45 m | Weight (SR-3): 120 kg in air | Square Robot, Inc. (squarerobot.com); Marlborough MA + Hous… | Visit manufacturer site → |
| StoneAge Blastrack Automated Rail-Based Cleaning System | StoneAge Solutions (a division of StoneAge, Inc.) | USA (Durango, Colorado) | Weight: Not disclosed | Contact StoneAge | Visit manufacturer site → |
| StoneAge Wireless Tracked Striker Automated Shotgun Cleaning System | StoneAge, Inc. | USA (Durango, Colorado) | Category: Wireless remote-controlled tracked shotgun waterblast cleaning robot | Nozzle Pressure Range: 5,000-44,000 psi | Purchase or rental; contact StoneAge | Visit manufacturer site → |
| SGS EcoFriendly C-ROV (In-Water Cleaning and Capture System) | Subsea Global Solutions (SGS) | USA / Global (offices across Americas, Europe, Asia) | Category: Diver-less cleaning ROV with integrated in-water capture and filtration | Filtration Level: Down to 1 micron (full IWCC reclaim) | Service-based pricing; contact SGS | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Subsea Global Solutions EcoFriendly C-ROV + Portable C-ROV (Hull Cleaning ROV , 1 Micron Filtration , Singapore Approved Nov 2024) | Subsea Global Solutions LLC | USA (Miami HQ); 13-14 offices , Belgium (Antwerp/Rotterdam/Ghent), Netherlands (Amsterdam), UK, France, Singapore, Miami, Sydney, Halifax, Togo, West Africa, Curaçao, Trinidad | Technology: C-ROV (Cleaning ROV) with integrated filtration plant | Operating capability: Diverless, operates day and night, works while vessel is loading/stationary | Contact Subsea Global Solutions (subseaglobalsolutions.com)… | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Tas Global Hull Cleaning Robot | Tas Global Co., Ltd. | South Korea | Weight: 200 kg | Not disclosed | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Taurob Inspector (ATEX Zone 1 Tracked Inspection Robot) | Taurob GmbH | Austria (Vienna) | Weight: 80-90 kg (long arm), 69.9 kg (short arm/Gasfinder) | Not disclosed | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Teledyne Gavia AUV | Teledyne Gavia (Teledyne Technologies Inc.) | USA / Iceland | Design: Modular, low-logistics AUV with field-swappable nose, battery, control and propulsion modules | Depth Rating: 500 m or 1,000 m standard configurations | Contact Teledyne Gavia | Visit manufacturer site → |
| N-MER | Unibose Technology Private Limited | India | Pumping Capacity: 10 to 12 m3/hr | Tank Diameter Range: 10 m to 110 m | Not disclosed | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Ventherm Spray Painting Robot (Gantry/Floor-Wagon) | Ventherm A/S | Denmark (Broby) | Weight: Not disclosed | Contact Ventherm (project/quote based) | Visit manufacturer site → |
| VertiDrive V700 Series | VertiDrive B.V. (acquired by BlastOne International) | Netherlands | Max Payload: 150 kg | Typically $125,000-$204,000 depending on configuration (per BlastOne) | Visit manufacturer site → |
| VertiDrive M3 Closed Hydro/Abrasive Blasting Robot | VertiDrive B.V. (acquired by BlastOne International) | Netherlands (Rotterdam) | Weight: 62 kg (140 lbs) | Contact BlastOne (purchase or rental) | Visit manufacturer site → |
| VertiDrive M7 Magnetic Crawler Blasting Robot | VertiDrive B.V. (acquired by BlastOne International, March 2023) | Netherlands (Rotterdam) | Weight: 55 kg (120 lbs) | Purchase or rental; contact BlastOne (typical range $125,000-$204,000 depending on configuration for comparable M-series units) | Visit manufacturer site → |
| VertiDrive V400 Series | VertiDrive B.V. (BlastOne International) | Netherlands | Weight: 73 kg / 160 lbs | Max Payload: 150 kg (up from 80 kg previous generation) | Not disclosed | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Voliro T Omnidirectional Aerial Robotic Platform | Voliro AG | Switzerland (Zurich) | Category: Omnidirectional, tiltable-rotor contact-based aerial inspection drone | Founded: 2019 (incorporation), research began 2016, ETH Zurich Autonomous Systems Lab spin-off | Available for long-term leasing; contact Voliro | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Watex Hydroblasting Crawler Robot | Watex Tech | China (Shandong) | Weight: Not disclosed | Contact Watex | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Waygate Technologies BIKE Ultra-Mobile Magnetic Wheeled Inspection Robot | Waygate Technologies (a Baker Hughes business) | Germany | Weight: Under 10 kg | Contact Waygate Technologies / Baker Hughes | Visit manufacturer site → |
| WEDA VR-600 Reservoir and Water Tower Cleaning Robot | Weda Robotics (Weda AB) | Sweden (Södertälje) | Category: Remote-controlled submersible reservoir/tank sediment-cleaning robot | Dimensions: 735 x 595 x 400 mm | Contact Weda Robotics | Visit manufacturer site → |
| WEDA YT-600 Industrial Sediment Cleaning Vehicle | Weda Robotics (Weda AB) | Sweden (Södertälje) | Category: Remote-controlled industrial sediment/silt removal vehicle | Dimensions: 950 x 630 x 900 mm | Contact Weda Robotics | Visit manufacturer site → |
| CWR-13 + SPO Sandblasting System | WINCOO Engineering | China | Weight: Not disclosed | Contact WINCOO Engineering | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Wisson Robotics Orion AP30-P2 (Pliabot® Aerial HP Cleaning System , Wind Turbine / High-Altitude Steel) | Wisson Robotics (Shenzhen Wisson Technology Co., Ltd.) (HQ: Zhongguan Times Square, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, China; founded 2019; website: wissonrobotics.com; pioneered first mass-produced general-purpose soft robots globally; Pliabot® technology , bionic muscles + neuronic intelligence; $10M raised , investors: Shunwei Capital, BlueRun Ventures, Yuantai Investment Partners, Haochen Capital + 7 more; Series A funded; 13,000+ aerial precision operations completed; deployed in 100+ countries, regions, cities; #1 global aerial cleaning robot sales ranking 2025 (confirmed by iResearch 2025 Global Drone Cleaning System Market Application White Paper); Forbes China Low-Alt Economy Industry Award 2025; Shenzhen Unicorn Enterprise Jul 2025; World UAV Conference Top 10 Chinese Low-Altitude Economy Enterprises 2025; People's Daily + Xinhua + China Daily coverage 2025; CHTF 2024 exhibition; CES 2025 Las Vegas Booth #8262; DJI ecosystem partner; Beijing International Wind Energy Congress CWEE Oct 2025; nation's first group standard "Technical Operating Procedures for Drone Cleaning and Spraying" led by Wisson; 300+ granted IP rights) | China (Shenzhen HQ; deployed globally: 100+ countries, regions, cities; confirmed: China wind farms (Shaanxi Province confirmed), Jiangsu PV, Yangtze River waterway, Hong Kong, building clients across China) | Weight: 1.3 kg | Contact Wisson Robotics (wissonrobotics.com) | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Yanmar Sensui-Kun Underwater Aquaculture Net Cleaning Robot | Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd. | Japan (Osaka) | Weight: Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Z200 | YIJIAHE Technology Co., Ltd. (SSE: 603666) | China (Nanjing) | Application: Deployed for direct live-line contact work on energized transmission equipment | Product family: Part of YIJIAHE's power-robot family alongside D200 inspection and SI300 simple-inspection robots | Contact YIJIAHE for a quote (government and utility procurement) | Visit manufacturer site → |
| Zava Marine Hull Cleaning ROV | Zava Marine Corporation | China | Weight: Not disclosed | Contact Zava Marine | Visit manufacturer site → |
| MEPUS-UICR Underwater Intelligent Cleaning Robot | Zhizhen Marine Technology (Weihai) Co., Ltd. | China (Weihai, Shandong Province) | Weight: Not disclosed | Contact manufacturer | Visit manufacturer site → |
Frequently asked questions
What is a metal structure cleaning & painting robot?
Hull and tank cleaning robots are judged in fuel saved and dry-dock days avoided. Their value depends as much on port approvals and debris capture as on adhesion and cleaning speed.
Are there metal structure cleaning & painting robots for sale right now?
Yes. This page lists 147 metal structure cleaning & painting robots from 117 manufacturers, most sold or ordered direct. A handful of specialist and defense oriented models are quote only or program based rather than an instant checkout, that is noted on the individual listing.
What is the best metal structure cleaning & painting robot to start with?
There is no single best metal structure cleaning & painting robot, it depends on the job. The comparison table above lines up 5 real options side by side, from Lucid Bots Inc. Sherpa Drone + Lavo Bot to Rope Robotics BR-8, so you can match specifications to your actual task instead of a marketing claim.
How much does a metal structure cleaning & painting robot cost?
Pricing in this category starts around $125,000 where manufacturers publish it, but most metal structure cleaning & painting robots on this page are quoted on request based on your specification. Check each model's listing below for what that manufacturer actually discloses.
Can I rent or lease a metal structure cleaning & painting robot instead of buying?
Some manufacturers in this category offer direct rental or lease terms. For the rest, J2R can help broker a short term hire or lease arrangement with the manufacturer or an approved reseller.
How long does a hull cleaning robot take to pay back?
Frequent proactive cleaning keeps hull resistance low, saving fuel and emissions. Service contracts per cleaning are common; buying makes sense for fleet owners and service companies with steady volume.
How is a hull cleaning robot usually sold?
Purchase, cleaning service per job. Compare buy, lease and RaaS prices in the J2R 100 Robot Price Index.