The Chico is a Mobile Manipulator developed by Petrobras, launched 2008.
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Overview
Chico is an environmental robot created to inspect oil pipelines in the Amazon. It's designed as an amphibian vehicle capable of driving on sand, mud, and flooded terrain, as well as floating on water. Equipped with a 3-DoF manipulator arm, it can operate semi-autonomously or under teleoperated control by an operator.
At a glance
- Built for Oil pipeline inspection in the Amazon and Environmental monitoring
- Used across industrial and research
- Programmed through Linux OS
- Sold in Brazil
Buyer decision signals
Viability
Nauticus Robotics contract
Price
purchase
Availability
Specifications
Category: Mobile Manipulator- Payload
- 150 kg
- Speed
- 1.39 m/s
- Weight
- 150 kg
- Autonomy
- semi-autonomous
- Launch year
- 2008
- Price
- Contact for quote
- Status
- active
Company profile
- Founded
- 1953
Detailed specifications
What it is built for3
- Applications
- Oil pipeline inspection in the Amazon,Environmental monitoring
- Procedure Types
- Pipeline Inspection,Environmental Monitoring
- Industries Served
- oil & gas
Size & capacity1
- Height Mm
- 2000
Movement & precision2
- Dof Per Arm
- 3
- Max Speed M S
- 1.39
Controls & integration4
- Sensor Suite
- Explosimeter (methane and flammable gas detection),Depth gauge,Water quality sensors,GPS,IMU,Infrared sensors (obstacle detection)
- Onboard Compute
- PC/104 board with 500 MHz CPU
- Controller Model
- PC/104 board with 500 MHz CPU
- Software Platform
- Linux OS
Buying & support6
- Price Tier
- <10K
- Datasheet Url
- View Link
- Pricing Model
- purchase
- Price Currency
- BRL
- Price On Request
- false
- Availability Status
- available
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Company milestones
- Jun 2023PartnershipNauticus Robotics contract
- 2024PartnershipANYbotics robot purchase
- 2005LaunchChico robot project
- 1953MilestoneFounded
Frequently asked questions
- Who makes the Chico?
- The Chico is developed by Petrobras.
- What type of robot is the Chico?
- The Chico is a Mobile Manipulator made by Petrobras.
- How much does the Chico cost?
- Pricing for the Chico is not publicly listed — contact Petrobras for a quote.
- When was the Chico launched?
- The Chico was launched in 2008.
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