Robot model
BIKE
A magnetic-wheeled climbing inspection robot designed for inspecting power plant facilities, gas turbines, hydro power stations, and oil and gas industry…
- Manufacturer
- Inspection Robotics
- Form factor
- other
- Maturity
- production
- Lifecycle
- active
Overview
A magnetic-wheeled climbing inspection robot designed for inspecting power plant facilities, gas turbines, hydro power stations, and oil and gas industry applications. Its compact size and magnetic wheels allow it to climb vertical surfaces and reach inaccessible locations for non-destructive testing.
Verified vs. claimed
- Maturity stage
- production(Full-scale production deployment with repeat customers.)
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Sources on file
- 1 source, view all
Key facts
Focus
Automated inspection for wind turbines, blades, and towers
Robot
Climbing and aerial inspection robots
Key product
BIKE (magnetic-wheeled climbing inspection robot)
Key technology
3D LOC (spatial awareness and digital twin integration)
Origin
ETH Zurich Autonomous Systems Lab spin-off
2026 divestiture
Baker Hughes announced sale of Waygate Technologies to Hexagon for ~$1.45B (April 2026)
Data & sources
Web sources
1
1 source backing this record.View all →
Safety record
No incidents on record for BIKE.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Sources (1)
Common questions
- What is BIKE?
- A magnetic-wheeled climbing inspection robot designed for inspecting power plant facilities, gas turbines, hydro power stations, and oil and gas industry applications. Its compact size and magnetic wheels allow it to climb vertical surfaces and reach inaccessible locations for non-destructive testing.
- Is BIKE actually deployed in the real world?
- BIKE is recorded at the production stage, but DEPLOY has no deployment verified at a named site yet; vendor deployment claims are not independently confirmed here. Manufacturer capability claims should be read as claims pending independent verification.
- Who makes BIKE?
- BIKE is made by Inspection Robotics, based in Zurich, Switzerland, founded in 2006.
- What are alternatives to BIKE?
- On the DEPLOY registry, comparable other robots to BIKE include RecycleOS, Spool Welding Robot (SWR), August Robotics Drilling Robot, Lionel.
- How does BIKE compare to RecycleOS?
- BIKE and RecycleOS (EverestLabs · 2 deployments) are both other robots on the DEPLOY registry. BIKE has 0 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
- Is BIKE a top other?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, BIKE ranks in roughly the top under 1% of other models tracked by the registry.
- What is BIKE's maturity stage?
- BIKE is at the production stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Production stage means high-volume manufacture and commercial-scale deployments are sustained.
- Where is BIKE deployed?
- No verified deployments of BIKE are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.
- Is BIKE safe?
- BIKE has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-08
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-08
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: production
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: other
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for BIKE.Recent coverage
BIKE in third-party press
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In the press
Recent coverage mentioning BIKE from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /models/bike-inspection-robot.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/models/66d8cea0-0b9e-4012-9627-deefae0562a1
- Revision history: /models/bike-inspection-robot/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
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DEPLOY Intelligence Score
63.6/ 100
6-month trend
Analysis
Strong recent media coverage and press activity. Thin deployment record; scale validation still in progress.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Jul 9, 2026
Intelligence layer