Crews were using a robot submarine Sunday to try to stop an ... What appeared to a manageable spill a couple of days ago after an oil rig exploded and sank off the Louisiana coast Tuesday, has ...

Boston Dynamics put its nimble four-legged robot called Spot up for sale in ... to explore how such machines can make its offshore oil rig operations safer and more efficient.

A new, fully automated, oil and gas rig recently made its debut in the Permian Basin. The rig uses digital technology and Canrig robotics to ‘man’ the platform. Other robotic mechanisms have ...

Robotic Drilling Systems wants to study this idea as it tries to develop a rig that will think for itself. Robots have generally met resistance in the oil industry where human ingenuity is valued ...

The robot on an oil drillship in the Gulf of Mexico made ... A combination of more efficient drilling rigs and increased automation is reducing the need for field hands. Related Articles June ...

They are using four robotic submarines to try to shut off the underwater oil well by activating valves to stop the leaks. BP has also mobilised two rigs to drill a relief well if needed that could ...

Rystad estimates robotic drilling systems can speed the time it takes to drill a well by as much as 40 percent. The efficiency gains mean oil companies will need fewer rigs to drill wells and ...

A nimble robotic quadruped made famous in a flurry ... Spot officially went on sale to commercial users earlier this year. The oil rig deployment is a good example of the utility of a nimble ...

This week, a pair of robot dogs are stealing the show at the ... drilling sites and offshore oil rigs. Hess Corporation did a trial run on an offshore rig for routine inspection, safety work ...

The robot submarines are attempting to close off ... the regional director for the U.S. Minerals Management Service, which regulates oil rigs. Leaks have been fixed at similar depths before ...

A four-legged, data-gathering robot named Spot is being tested this year on an offshore rig named Skary in the Norwegian Sea. Spot is the brainchild of oil company Aker BP and oilfield software ...

But the digitalization of systems and the addition of robotics could spell earlier job losses than previously anticipated. Yet, others praise the innovation, noting that oil rigs are traditionally ...