The Pangolin Wheeled Explosion-Proof Robot is suitable for various industrial sites where explosive gas atmospheres exist. It has authoritative explosion-proof certification and is perfectly adapted to the operational needs of high-risk industries such as petrochemicals. It can efficiently replace manual labor for inspections in high-risk scenarios, greatly improving inspection safety and efficiency, and helping industrial sites achieve intelligent, unmanned management.

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The core of the equipment consists of a high-precision explosion-proof gimbal, a flameproof control enclosure, a four-wheel eight-drive explosion-proof wheel system, and multiple types of sensor systems, with protection rating IP66, suitable for various harsh working conditions; it integrates LiDAR + depth camera + ultrasonic multi-sensor obstacle avoidance, combined with LiDAR + inertial navigation, positioning accuracy ≤20mm, supports four-wheel eight-drive omnidirectional movement, in-place turning, and automatic / joystick / web multi-mode control; standard equipment includes a 4-megapixel visible-light camera and a 384*288 thermal imager, with acoustic cameras and various environmental sensors available as options, comprehensively collecting multi-dimensional data such as on-site vision, thermal imaging, and environmental gases for precise inspection and monitoring.

(I) Explosion-Proof Certification, Worry-Free Safety in High-Risk Scenarios

The whole machine has passed the highest-level explosion-proof certification and can operate stably in high-risk explosive gas environments such as petroleum, chemicals, and gas. It eliminates safety hazards at the source, allowing the equipment to run with confidence even under harsh working conditions and comprehensively protecting on-site personnel and asset safety.

(II) Full-Area Access with No Dead Angles

It adopts a four-wheel eight-drive drive architecture, supports in-place steering and omnidirectional movement, and has stronger terrain adaptability. It can easily handle complex working conditions such as plant slopes, narrow passages, and uneven road surfaces, achieving dead-angle-free coverage of inspection areas.

(III) AI Algorithm Integration

It integrates advanced AI algorithms and can perform intelligent image recognition on equipment appearance and operating status, automatically identify instrument readings, equipment defects, abnormal working conditions, etc., replace manual labor for high-precision visual inspections, and greatly improve the intelligence level and efficiency of inspections.

(IV) Leaks, Spills, Drips, and Seepage: Locating and Quantitative Detection

Equipped with professional detection modules, it can locate and quantitatively detect common leaks, spills, drips, and seepage problems at industrial sites, accurately identify leak points in pipelines, valves, flanges, and other parts, provide timely warnings of safety hazards, and avoid accidents.

(V) Multi-Dimensional Perception and Monitoring

Equipped with a six-lens gimbal, it integrates a visible-light camera, an infrared thermal imager, and dual sensor windows. It can simultaneously collect vision, thermal imaging, and multiple types of environmental data, realizing multi-dimensional three-dimensional monitoring of equipment temperature, appearance inspection, and environmental parameter perception.

(VI) Autonomous Obstacle Avoidance and Planning

It adopts 3D LiDAR navigation technology, combined with inertial sensing to achieve high-precision positioning and autonomous path planning. It also has comprehensive autonomous obstacle avoidance capabilities, can intelligently identify and avoid obstacles, and ensures the robot completes tasks safely and stably in complex plant environments.

(I) Intelligent Autonomous Inspection

It supports fully automatic inspection according to preset routes, times, and points without manual intervention. Inspection frequency can be adjusted as needed, solving problems such as missed inspections and low inspection frequency in manual inspections, and realizing standardized and normalized inspection work.

(II) High-Definition Visual Monitoring

The 4-megapixel visible-light camera has 32x optical zoom + 16x digital zoom capabilities, a maximum resolution of 2560*1440, and supports backlight compensation, strong light suppression, and image stabilization. It can clearly capture on-site images under strong light, backlight, and other environments, transmit high-definition videos and images in real time, and realize remote visual monitoring.

(III) Infrared Thermal Imaging Temperature Measurement

The thermal imager has a spectral range of 8~14μm and sensitivity ≤40mK@f/1.0. It supports two modes: low temperature (-20℃~+150℃) and high temperature (0℃~+550℃). It can perform non-contact temperature measurement on pumps, valves, distribution cabinets, pipelines, and other equipment, automatically identify abnormal temperature areas and issue warnings, and promptly detect hidden faults such as equipment overheating and leakage.

(IV) Multi-Dimensional Environmental Monitoring

Equipped with environmental sensors, it can detect on-site temperature, humidity, and smoke concentration in real time. Optional laser dust sensors (PM2.5/PM1.0/PM10), sulfur hexafluoride sensors, and multiple gas sensors (up to 6 types can be configured) are available for comprehensive monitoring of plant environmental indicators. Once data exceeds the standard, an alarm is issued immediately to ensure on-site environmental safety.

(V) Acoustic Fault Detection (Optional)

Equipped with a 128 digital silicon MIC array acoustic camera, with a frequency bandwidth of 100Hz～80kHz and a detection distance of 0.3～70m, it can capture abnormal noise during equipment operation, generate PRPD maps, accurately locate fault points such as valve gas leaks, motor abnormal noise, and pipeline leaks, and realize early identification of equipment faults.

(VI) Real-Time Voice Pickup

Equipped with a high-sensitivity pickup, with a pickup range of 5-120㎡ and a frequency range of 200—10kHz, it can collect on-site sound information in real time and, combined with video images, achieve synchronized audio and video monitoring, making it convenient to remotely judge the operating status and abnormal conditions of on-site equipment.

(VII) Intelligent Obstacle Avoidance and Positioning

LiDAR + depth camera + ultrasonic triple obstacle avoidance technology can comprehensively perceive the surrounding environment, automatically avoid obstacles, and ensure the safety of the robot itself and on-site equipment during inspections; LiDAR + inertial navigation achieves high-precision positioning with positioning accuracy ≤20mm, can accurately feed back the robot's position, and facilitates remote scheduling.

(VIII) Multi-Terminal Control and Data Management

It supports automatic, joystick, and web client control modes, allowing flexible switching of inspection methods; inspection data, video images, and alarm information can be uploaded to the backend system in real time, realizing data storage, query, analysis, and report generation, and providing data support for plant equipment management and safety decision-making.

(IX) Intelligent Abnormality Alarm

When abnormal conditions such as excessive temperature, gas leakage, smoke alarms, abnormal equipment noise, or the robot deviating from its route are detected, alarm signals are issued through multiple channels such as tri-color indicator lights, the backend system, and mobile app, reminding staff to handle them promptly and eliminating safety hazards in the bud.

The Pangolin Wheeled Explosion-Proof Robot is suitable for various industrial sites where explosive gas atmospheres exist and can be widely used in the following fields:

Petrochemical industry: refineries, chemical plants, petrochemical unit areas, tank farms, along oil and gas pipelines, etc., for equipment inspection, pipeline leak detection, environmental gas monitoring, and fire and explosion prevention inspections.

Gas industry: natural gas gate stations, pressure regulating stations, gas tank farms, urban gas pipeline network valve chambers, etc., to detect gas leaks and abnormal equipment temperatures and replace manual inspections in high-risk areas.

Coal chemical industry: coal-to-gas and coal-to-liquid unit areas, dangerous areas of chemical industrial parks, completing equipment operating status monitoring, environmental indicator detection, fault warning, and other work.

Power industry: gas power stations, explosion-proof areas of substations, cable trenches, etc., realizing temperature measurement inspections of distribution cabinets, transformers, and other equipment, as well as environmental gas and smoke monitoring.

Metallurgical industry: explosion-proof workshops of metallurgical plants, hazardous chemical storage areas, completing equipment inspections and environmental safety monitoring, and avoiding the safety risks of manual inspections.

Ports and docks: oil and gas wharves, chemical product wharf storage and loading/unloading areas, realizing all-weather, unmanned inspections and adapting to the complex operating environment of ports.

For any industrial scenario with explosive gases, high manual inspection risks, harsh inspection environments, and many inspection points, this robot can realize unmanned inspections and improve inspection efficiency and safety.

To meet the personalized inspection needs of different industries and different plant areas, we provide comprehensive customized services. According to the customer's on-site working conditions, inspection requirements, monitoring indicators, etc., we tailor exclusive explosion-proof inspection solutions. The main customization contents include:

Sensor customization: According to the indicators the customer needs to monitor, various sensors can be selected/added, such as toxic and harmful gas sensors, combustible gas sensors, dust sensors, vibration sensors, etc. Up to 6 types of environmental gas sensors can be configured to achieve personalized environmental monitoring.

Functional module customization: Optional acoustic cameras, infrared thermal imager upgrades, AI image recognition modules (such as face recognition, license plate recognition, intelligent equipment defect recognition), etc., to improve the robot's intelligent detection capabilities and meet specific fault identification and scenario monitoring needs.

Battery life and configuration customization: The battery compartment capacity can be expanded to improve the robot's battery life and meet the inspection needs of large plant areas and long distances; communication modules (such as 5G / BeiDou positioning) and storage modules can be customized to adapt to the customer's plant communication and data storage requirements.

Software system customization: According to the customer's backend management needs, customize the inspection management system, including path planning, data statistics, report generation, alarm linkage, multi-terminal synchronization, and other functions, to achieve seamless connection with the customer's existing industrial control systems and security systems.

Body and accessory customization: According to the customer's on-site inspection space and passage dimensions, the body structure dimensions can be optimized; exclusive charging pile installation methods and robot docking stations can be customized to adapt to the plant site layout.

Robotic arm customization: According to the actual operational needs of inspection work, robotic arm modules suitable for different scenarios can be customized, including the robotic arm's load capacity (adapting to different load requirements from 0.5kg to 5kg), working radius (customizable working range from 300mm to 1000mm), joint degrees of freedom (single-arm / dual-arm multi-degree-of-freedom configurations), and end effector types (grippers, suction cups, multi-function tool heads), etc.; at the same time, the robotic arm's explosion-proof protection rating and waterproof and dustproof standards can be customized to adapt to fine operation needs such as material grabbing, equipment switch operation, simple handling of faulty parts, and transfer of dangerous goods in flammable and explosive environments, expanding the robot's functional boundaries.

Personalized operation and maintenance services: Provide customized installation and commissioning, operation training, and after-sales maintenance services. On-site technical support, regular equipment inspections, and maintenance can be arranged according to customer needs to ensure long-term stable operation of the robot.

Q1: What is the Pangolin Wheeled Explosion-Proof Robot mainly used for?

A: This is an inspection device that has obtained explosion-proof certification. It can enter flammable and explosive gas areas to complete equipment temperature measurement, meter reading recognition, leak/spill/drip/seepage detection, and environmental monitoring, replacing manual labor for inspection work in high-risk plant areas.

Q2: What control and operation modes does this explosion-proof robot have?

A: It supports three control modes: fully automatic inspection according to preset points, remote control with a joystick, or issuing commands through the Web backend. Inspection data and alarm information are directly uploaded to the management platform.

Q3: How are the navigation and obstacle avoidance capabilities of the Pangolin Wheeled Explosion-Proof Robot?

A: It relies on LiDAR, depth camera, and ultrasonic triple perception obstacle avoidance, combined with laser inertial navigation, with positioning accuracy ≤20mm. The four-wheel eight-drive chassis supports in-place steering and can pass through narrow passages in plant areas.

Q4: What plant safety hazards can the explosion-proof robot detect?

A: It can perform infrared temperature measurement to identify equipment overheating, identify pipeline and valve leaks, and detect multiple gases and smoke. With an optional acoustic camera, it can also capture abnormal noise faults of motors and valves.

Q5: Which industries is the Pangolin Wheeled Explosion-Proof Robot suitable for?

A: It is mostly used in petrochemicals, gas stations, and coal chemicals, and is also suitable for explosion-proof power stations, metallurgical workshops, and oil and gas wharves. It can be deployed in any plant area with explosive gases and high manual inspection risks.