Roboxi

Roboxi is a Norwegian company based in Stavanger. It develops an autonomous, multi-purpose robot for airport runways, taxiways and aprons. The robot is designed to transform inspection and maintenance work on the airside of airports. Its aim is to reduce manual runway inspections.

The Roboxi robot has a modular design. Several pieces of technology run at the same time, in parallel. The website says the components can be adapted to each airport's requirements. The robot can detect and remove foreign object debris on the runway. It also deters birds and wildlife. It monitors the condition of the runway surface and detects faulty light bulbs.

The robot is fully electric. The website says this reduces the airport's carbon footprint and limits manual inspections made by vehicles. Operational data is sent to secure cloud storage. This gives the airport a digital database of its runway intelligence.

The robot is run from a central command centre over wireless communication. One command centre can oversee robots at several airports. Multiple command stations can also manage individual robots. Roboxi offers APIs so that its data can connect with existing airport systems.

The website names Avinor as a development partner. Avinor runs 44 state owned airports and the civil aviation safety service in Norway. The company also works with Innovasjon Norge, which provides funding and advice on international expansion and growth capital. Other collaborations are named as FOMO, Yeti Move and ICSYS/Envirex.

The website says FOD removal and wildlife deterrence reduce the risk of costly damage to aircraft. It says the robot also helps airports improve health, safety and environmental performance. Visitors can contact the team through the website.

Services

• Foreign object debris detection and removal
• Bird and wildlife deterrence
• Runway surface condition monitoring
• Faulty light bulb detection
• Central command centre operation
• Secure cloud data storage
• APIs for airport system integration