What is really going on with robotics and autonomous systems these days and where is the technology heading? At SINTEF we contribute to pushing the boundaries of robotics from subsea to space applications. In this presentation we will cover some of the key trends in robotics and look at some excitin...

This report summarizes end user needs and supplier capabilities within the "Automation and Robotics for Inspection and Maintenance" (RINVE) Network as identified in an innovation workshop held on the 10th of April 2018 at Gardermoen and a follow-up survey that was completed by the supplier...

This report explores relevant concepts for use of snake robots in Space, specifically for use onboard the International Space Station, for exploration of Moon lava tubes and for exploration of low-gravity bodies such as asteroids, comets and small moons. Key abilities that snake robots need to have ...

This report summarizes the work performed in PDS-BIP activity 2: "Environmental barrier indicators". The purpose of the present report is to propose a set of suitable indicators for a specified drilling scenario and to describe a methodology for developing such indicators. Oppdragsgiver: M...

Many of the undiscovered oil and gas fields are found in vulnerable areas and in deep waters. The recent Deepwater Horizon accident in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010, has clearly demonstrated that drilling operations in such areas are demanding. The society and the authorities are therefore concer...

This report summarizes the result from PDS-BIP activity 1. Focus is on non-planned acute releases to sea and the barriers applied during drilling, workover and subsea production in order to prevent such releases. The report discusses requirements to such barriers on two different levels: (1) on a hi...