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.
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
Motion & kinematics1
- Dof Per Arm
- 3
Sensors1
- Sensor Suite
- Explosimeter (methane and flammable gas detection),Depth gauge,Water quality sensors,GPS,IMU,Infrared sensors (obstacle detection)
Compute1
- Onboard Compute
- PC/104 board with 500 MHz CPU
Other16
- Height Mm
- 2000
- Price Tier
- <10K
- Applications
- Oil pipeline inspection in the Amazon,Environmental monitoring
- Datasheet Url
- View Link
- Max Speed M S
- 1.39
- Pricing Model
- purchase
- Price Currency
- BRL
- Company Country
- BR
- Procedure Types
- Pipeline Inspection,Environmental Monitoring
- Controller Model
- PC/104 board with 500 MHz CPU
- Deployment Notes
- Amphibian vehicle for inspecting oil pipelines in the Amazon; drives on sand, mud, flooded terrain, and floats on water; semi-autonomous or operator-controlled; equipped with sensors like explosimeter, GPS, IMU; tested in Solimoes and Amazon rivers.
- Price On Request
- false
- Industries Served
- oil & gas
- Software Platform
- Linux OS
- Availability Status
- available
- Additional Information
- Compatível com uma ampla gama de modelos de caminhões e ônibus. Entrega em todo o Brasil com rapidez e qualidade. Compra segura com criptografia e política de troca e devolução grátis. Parcelamento em até 10x sem juros no cartão de crédito.
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Company milestones
- Jun 2023PartnershipNauticus Robotics contract
- 2024PartnershipANYbotics robot purchase
- 2005LaunchChico robot project
- 1953MilestoneFounded
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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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