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  "card_url": "https://itha.ai/c/hibot.co.jp/card.json",
  "status": "unclaimed",
  "updated_at": "2026-09-01",
  "revision": 1,
  "provenance_url": "https://itha.ai/c/hibot.co.jp/provenance.json",
  "card": {
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        "europe",
        "north_america"
      ],
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        "predictive maintenance"
      ],
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        "oil and gas",
        "chemical"
      ]
    },
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    "proof": {
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        {
          "name": "BASF Antwerp"
        }
      ],
      "case_studies": [
        {
          "url": "https://hibot.co.jp/hibot-debuts-float-arm-with-basf-antwerp-wins-sprint-robotics-award/",
          "title": "Hibot debuts Float Arm with BASF Antwerp, wins SPRINT Robotics Award",
          "outcome": "Float Arm field-validated on pipe racks and pressure vessel tanks; received the SPRINT Robotics Award 2020 top prize."
        }
      ]
    },
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        "city": "Shinagawa-ku",
        "region": "Tokyo",
        "country": "JP"
      },
      "url": "https://hibot.co.jp/",
      "name": "hibot",
      "domain": "hibot.co.jp",
      "founded": 2004,
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      ],
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        "min": 50
      },
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        "kind": "hardware",
        "name": "Float Arm",
        "role": "manufacturer",
        "pricing": {
          "model": "quote"
        },
        "summary": "Snake-arm manipulator for long-reach inspection and maintenance in confined spaces, extending to 5 m with a 2.5 kg payload across up to 9 links.",
        "extensions": {
          "robotics": {
            "category": "inspection_robot",
            "reach_mm": {
              "max": 5000,
              "min": 5000
            },
            "payload_kg": {
              "max": 2.5,
              "min": 2.5
            },
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            ],
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          }
        }
      },
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        "id": "squid",
        "url": "https://hibot.co.jp/squid/",
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        "name": "SQUID",
        "role": "manufacturer",
        "pricing": {
          "model": "quote"
        },
        "summary": "Robotic system for internal ultrasonic inspection of industrial boiler water pipes, using sensor, reel, and pump modules to map pipe wall thickness up to 40 m of inspection distance.",
        "extensions": {
          "robotics": {
            "category": "inspection_robot",
            "applications": [
              "inspection"
            ],
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          }
        }
      },
      {
        "id": "hibox",
        "url": "https://hibot.co.jp/hibox/",
        "kind": "software",
        "name": "HiBox",
        "pricing": {
          "model": "quote"
        },
        "summary": "Cloud-based digital platform that integrates with hibot's robot solutions to manage field-collected inspection data and generate AI-assisted predictive-maintenance reports.",
        "extensions": {
          "robotics": {
            "category": "software",
            "applications": [
              "inspection"
            ],
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          }
        }
      },
      {
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        "url": "https://hibot.co.jp/field-support/",
        "kind": "service",
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        "pricing": {
          "model": "quote"
        },
        "summary": "On-site engineer support, operator training, and remote technical assistance for deployment and operation of hibot robotic solutions.",
        "extensions": {
          "robotics": {
            "category": "support_service",
            "spec_version": "0.1"
          }
        }
      }
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        "consultation"
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          "software_vendor"
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          "europe",
          "north_america"
        ],
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      }
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-01"
  }
}