Energy Robotics is Automating Infrastructure Inspections with AI-driven Robotics

Energy Robotics, an AI Software Platform for autonomous inspection robots, led by Marc Dassler, Dorian Scholz, Stefan Kohlbrecher, Alberto Romay, Oskar Von Stryk, and others, has secured $13.5 million in a Series A funding round co-led by Blue Bear Capital and Climate Investment, with participating investors including Futury Capital, Hessen Capital, Kensho VC, and TADTech.

Founded in 2019 as a spin-off from the Technical University of Darmstadt, Energy Robotics traces its roots to the award-winning “Team Hector,” the champions of the international ARGOS Challenge for autonomous inspection robots in the oil and gas industry.

The company’s hardware-agnostic software platform supports a wide range of robots, from Boston Dynamics and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to DJI, offering a unified system for fleet orchestration, Evergreen Digital Twins for real-time facility replicas, AI-driven analytics, intuitive mission control powered by large language models, and robust cybersecurity ensuring complete data sovereignty. 

Energy Robotics has conducted over one million autonomous inspections across five continents, eliminating more than 32,000 hours of hazardous human labor for leading clients including Shell, BP, Repsol, BASF, Merck, and E.ON. Positioned among key players in autonomous industrial inspection, such as Nexxis, Percepto, and Flyability, the company differentiates itself with a full-stack AI software approach that transcends hardware limitations, enabling seamless scalability and integration across robotic platforms.