# Taurob Inspector at TotalEnergies K5 gas field, offshore Netherlands: deployment

Canonical ID: `f1755cb2-08e6-4662-aa5e-fe9b08493dd6`

World's first offshore deployment of an ATEX-certified robot: a week-long mission on a platform in TotalEnergies' K5 gas field 110km off the coast of the Netherlands, focused on robotically surveying the platform for corrosion and teleoperation from an on-shore control room.

**Trust tier:** Unverified

_Last updated: 2026-07-25_

- **Slug:** taurob-inspector-k5-gas-field-offshore-netherlands
- **Status:** ended
- **Model:** [Taurob Inspector](/models/taurob-inspector.md) (id: `2502d47f-14bd-4539-a33b-390a635c0108`)
- **Company:** [Taurob](/companies/taurob.md) (id: `0c61191c-05e0-4a4d-8491-cc8d0ee3dbfe`)
- **Location:** [TotalEnergies K5 gas field, offshore Netherlands](/locations/k5-gas-field-offshore-netherlands.md) (id: `701feee7-48f6-49fe-9652-db76ab3e2c6b`)
- **First seen:** 2020-08-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. **Taurob Inspector — world first offshore deployment** · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taurob_Inspector · 2020-08-01

## Common questions

### What is the Taurob Inspector deployment at TotalEnergies K5 gas field, offshore Netherlands?

Taurob Inspector, built by Taurob, is recorded as a deployment at TotalEnergies K5 gas field, offshore Netherlands on the DEPLOY registry. Taurob operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Taurob Inspector at TotalEnergies K5 gas field, offshore Netherlands?

Taurob, the manufacturer of Taurob Inspector, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Taurob Inspector deployment at TotalEnergies K5 gas field, offshore Netherlands go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting August 1, 2020 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Is the Taurob Inspector deployment at TotalEnergies K5 gas field, offshore Netherlands 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 Taurob Inspector deployment at TotalEnergies K5 gas field, offshore Netherlands?

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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