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Global I&M Robotics event
The SPRINT Robotics World Conference for Inspection & Maintenance Robotics is an industry-specific event to endorse the large-scale application of robotics for inspection and maintenance. The two-day program includes international speakers, networking opportunities, an evening banquet, the presentation of the SPRINT Robotics Awards winners, panel discussions, and an exhibition showcasing and demonstrating robotic solutions from service and technology providers from the industrial inspection, maintenance and cleaning domain. The conference program covers a broad scope of market sectors, ranging from petrochemical and energy to public and water infrastructure, aerospace, subsea and next generation technologies.
2023
Houston, Texas, USA
2023 Highlights included:
- An engaging Industry SpeedDating session with asset owners
- Keynote speakers from Aramco, Petrobras and Chevron
- Panel session with asset owners from Aramco, Chevron, ExxonMobil, DOW & Shell
- Wide range of different focus areas, use cases and robotic solutions presented
- A special evening banquet at the Marriott Woodlands Waterway Hotel
- Presentation of the SPRINT Robotics Awards 2023
- Demonstration of cutting-edge robots and drones in the Technology Demo Area
- Insightful Town Hall session and discussions at the Global Participant’s Day
- Networking lunch: “Women in Robotics”
2022
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2022 Highlights included:
- Opening panel session with Constantijn van Oranje, Special Envoy at Techleap.nl
- Wide range of different focus areas, use cases and robotic solutions represented
- A special evening banquet in the historical Koepelkerk
- Presentation of SPRINT Robotics Awards 2022
- Partnering with RIMA, TNO and University of Twente to host the RIMA Projects Pitching Event
- Demonstrations of cutting-edge robots and drones in the Technology Demo Area
- Networking lunch: “Women and Robotics – Workforce of the Future”
2019
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2019 Highlights included:
- Broad scope of asset and industry sectors, ranging from petrochemical and energy to public and water infrastructure, aerospace, subsea and next generation technologies.
- The official presentation of the “Guidelines for the Application of Robotics for In-service Inspection of Above Ground Storage Tanks”
- A special evening banquet held on the iconic SS Rotterdam, the former flagship of the Holland America Line
- Presentation of SPRINT Robotics Awards 2019
- European RIMA Network (Robotics for Inspection and Maintenance) Open Call Summit.
- The Holland Pavilion, a showcase of Dutch universities, companies and innovation initiatives
2018
Galveston, TX, USA
Dr Tjibbe Bouma, Chairman of SPRINT Robotics commented in 2018: “The 1st World Conference for Inspection and Maintenance Robotics is yet another important milestone in realizing our goal of large-scale application of Robotics for Inspection and Maintenance. We are delighted to bring all stakeholders together globally for the first time. Since its inception just under four years ago, SPRINT Robotics has been growing with breathtaking speed. We have established a strong global presence, our participant support base has exploded, and Inspection and Maintenance Robotics has become one of four recognized main robotic service application fields. The 1st World Conference for Inspection and Maintenance Robotics will mark the beginning of a new phase, where we will start to focus on rapid scaling of available solutions and will branch out into new market sectors. As a globally recognized not-for-profit organization, we are uniquely positioned to speed up this process.”
