# Yokogawa and Shell partner on robotics and AI for autonomous plant maintenance

Yokogawa Electric has formalized a long-term agreement with Shell Global Solutions to integrate and develop technologies for using robots and drones in plant monitoring and maintenance. Yokogawa will add Shell's Operator Round by Exception (ORE) tool to its OpreX Robot Management Core, and will deploy robotics at two Shell facilities as a pilot.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2025-06-18
- Where: Energy Transition Campus Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Status: announced
- Products: robot management software (OpreX Robot Management Core), machine vision tool (Operator Round by Exception)
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Yokogawa Electric Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/1434.md)
- [Shell Global Solutions](https://endata.com/companies/66458.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [roboticsandautomationnews.com](https://roboticsandautomationnews.com/2025/06/18/yokogawa-partners-with-shell-on-robotics-and-ai-technology-for-plant-maintenance/92273/), 2025-06-18: "Yokogawa Electric has formalized a long-term agreement with Shell Global Solutions to integrate and further develop technologies for utilizing robots and drones in plant monitoring and maintenance."

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