# ANYbotics ANYmal at TenneT offshore converter platform, North Sea: deployment

Canonical ID: `7988c698-af1f-4365-9e0d-7895b7998c92`

In September 2018 [ANYbotics](/companies/anybotics.md) ran a one-week pilot of [ANYmal](/models/anymal.md) with transmission system operator TenneT on an offshore converter platform in the [North Sea](/locations/north-sea-norway.md). ANYmal ran inspections on its own, covering 16 inspection points (gauges, levers, oil and water levels) with visual and thermal checks. TenneT staff could follow the data from an onshore control centre. IEEE Spectrum said it appeared that some electrical cabinets had to be left open because the robot cannot open them.

## Key facts

- **Country:** Not stated in sources ([North Sea](/locations/north-sea-norway.md), TenneT)
- **Sector:** Energy: offshore grid inspection
- **Operator:** TenneT
- **Duration:** One week, September 2018 (company-stated)
- **Scale:** 1 robot, 16 inspection points (company-stated)

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-10-31_

- **Slug:** anymal-tennet-north-sea-converter-pilot-2018
- **Status:** ended
- **Model:** [ANYbotics ANYmal](/models/anymal.md) (id: `a95adf41-55ef-4468-bee0-1f24b22b3ba6`)
- **Category:** [Quadrupeds](/quadrupeds)
- **Company:** [ANYbotics](/companies/anybotics.md) (id: `daed272a-219b-40bd-805e-113f095474d9`)
- **Location:** [TenneT offshore converter platform, North Sea](/locations/europe/tennet-offshore-converter-platform-north-sea.md) (id: `4f1ec7b6-6cb1-440e-8d7c-9380160dc68f`)
- **First seen:** 2018-10-25T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (2)

1. **World's first autonomous offshore robot** · https://www.anybotics.com/worlds-first-autonomous-offshore-robot/ · 2018-10-25
2. **North Sea deployment shows how quadruped robots can be commercially useful** · https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/industrial-robots/north-sea-deployment-shows-how-quadruped-robots-can-be-commercially-useful · 2018-11-27

## Common questions

### What is the ANYbotics ANYmal deployment at TenneT offshore converter platform, North Sea?

[ANYbotics ANYmal](/models/anymal.md), built by [ANYbotics](/companies/anybotics.md), is recorded as a deployment at [TenneT offshore converter platform, North Sea](/locations/tennet-offshore-converter-platform-north-sea.md) on the DEPLOY registry. [ANYbotics](/companies/anybotics.md) operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates ANYbotics ANYmal at TenneT offshore converter platform, North Sea?

[ANYbotics](/companies/anybotics.md), the manufacturer of [ANYbotics ANYmal](/models/anymal.md), operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the ANYbotics ANYmal deployment at TenneT offshore converter platform, North Sea go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting October 25, 2018 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Is the ANYbotics ANYmal deployment at TenneT offshore converter platform, North Sea still active?

As of the most recent verification on the DEPLOY registry, this deployment is no longer operating at this location.

### Have there been incidents at the ANYbotics ANYmal deployment at TenneT offshore converter platform, North Sea?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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