NEEDING A HERO

Joel Poe from Applied Impact Robotics discusses the founding of the company and what it can offer the tank storage industry. Applied Impact Robotics (AIR) was formed after winning the HeroX competition in November 2019, spearheaded by Malaysian oil major Petronas. Petronas was seeking a solution to close a critical gap within their storage tank inspection process and partnered with Chrysalix Venture Capital to create a contest to source and fund solutions with a prize of US$250,000 (€223,000) for development. In the 12 months following the initial award, AIR validated the core concepts of the design and key metrics to […]