About Featured Expert: Gecko Robotics

Gecko Robotics designs and develops robotic inspection and data technologies for critical infrastructure. Its work combines wall-climbing robots, aerial systems, fixed sensors and artificial intelligence to help organizations assess the condition of industrial assets across defense, power generation, oil and gas, manufacturing, mining, steel and pulp and paper operations. The company’s robots collect detailed condition data from structures including boilers, tanks, piping, ship hulls and other large industrial assets. Equipped with ultrasonic and visual inspection technologies, the systems can gather measurements across areas that are difficult, time-consuming or hazardous to inspect manually, providing a more comprehensive view of material condition, corrosion, wall thickness and potential structural changes across the inspected surface.

Gecko Robotics - Featured Expert Logo - Robotics Industry MonthlyAt the center of this work is the connection between robotic data collection and asset intelligence. Gecko Robotics brings robotic measurements, fixed-sensor inputs, facility records and other asset information together through its Cantilever software platform, allowing engineering and maintenance teams to evaluate condition across individual structures, facilities or wider fleets. The platform supports pattern identification, comparisons over time and maintenance, repair and capital-planning decisions. Inspection data is collected in a consistent digital format and associated with the physical location from which each measurement was taken, creating a detailed asset record that can be revisited as additional inspections are completed. This supports comparisons across operating cycles and helps teams distinguish isolated defects from broader deterioration trends.

The technology is also used within defense and maritime programs, including work with the U.S. Navy on surface ships and submarine production. Wall-climbing robots and related sensing systems support hull, deck and weld assessments, while digital models allow inspection findings to be reviewed alongside maintenance and manufacturing requirements. Gecko Robotics also works with the U.S. Air Force on infrastructure assessment and has expanded its use of robotics, drones and fixed sensors across military applications. These programs extend the company’s inspection and asset-intelligence capabilities into environments where infrastructure availability, readiness and long-term condition are closely tied to operational requirements.

Within energy and industrial operations, Gecko Robotics supports inspection and asset-health programs across power plants, refineries, processing facilities, mills and other large-scale sites. These environments often include aging equipment, limited inspection windows and assets that must remain available between scheduled outages. Combining repeatable robotic data collection with software-based analysis gives operators a more structured basis for evaluating condition, identifying changes and prioritizing work. The company’s broader expertise includes robotics engineering, nondestructive testing, computer vision, data science, artificial intelligence and industrial asset management, with field teams supporting deployment, data collection and interpretation.

Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Gecko Robotics maintains additional operations in the United States and the United Arab Emirates. Its work connects robotic inspection, high-fidelity data collection and software-based asset intelligence across critical infrastructure environments. To learn more about Gecko Robotics and its work in robotic inspection and critical-infrastructure intelligence, please click here.

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