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ManufacturerNIO ROBOTICS SAS (formerly NIMBLE ONE)Robot model · No. 1

Aru

Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) · Inspections

CommercialFrance

Key factYes – active/live capability · Yes

Model details

Model specifications

Airless Painting ToolYes – active/live capability

Autonomous OperationYes

AvailabilityEarly commercial / industrial deployment & industrialization

Battery Capacitynot publicly available

Battery Typenot publicly available

Camera ConfigurationVision payloads supported; exact cameras not publicly available

Charging Timenot publicly available

Communication / Connectivitynot publicly available

Confined-Space NavigationYes

Degrees of Freedomnot publicly available

Dimensionsnot publicly available

GPUnot publicly available

IMUnot publicly available

Interchangeable Wrist PayloadsYes

IP Ratingnot publicly available

Ladder ClimbingYes

Laser Decoating ToolYes – active/live capability

LiDARnot publicly available

LocomotionWheeled + Legged + Reconfigurable

Locomotion ModesRover, Magnetic, Snake, Quadruped

Magnetic Surface MobilityYes

Maximum Payloadnot publicly available (15 kg refers specifically to tool reach in tripod mode)

Maximum Speednot publicly available

Minimum Hatch Access>450 mm

Modular Payload BayYes

NationalityFrench

Navigation Accuracynot publicly available

NDT Probe SupportYes

Obstacle AvoidanceAutonomous navigation stated; detailed obstacle-avoidance specifications not publicly disclosed

Onboard Computer / CPUnot publicly available

Operating Temperaturenot publicly available

Overhead / Ceiling TraversalYes – magnetic steel surfaces

Pipe Bend Capability90° bends

Pipe Traversal~40 cm diameter pipes

Quadruped WalkingYes

Robot TypePolymorphic / Reconfigurable Industrial Field Robot

Robot Weightnot publicly available

Runtimenot publicly available

Stair ClimbingYes

Tool Capacity / Reach15 kg in tripod configuration

Uneven TerrainYes

Vertical Wall TraversalYes – magnetic steel surfaces

Vision Payload SupportYes

Websitehttps://nio-robotics.com/

Welding ToolIn development

Wheeled DrivingYes

Working ConfigurationTripod

About the Aru

Polymorphic industrial maintenance robot that transforms between rover, snake, quadruped, and tripod configurations to inspect and perform skilled work inside confined and hazardous steel infrastructure.

Typical applications: Inspections, Manufacturing & Industrial Operations.

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