Hibot announces the joining of John O’Brien to its advisory board
(Tokyo, March. 14, 2023) Hibot is pleased to announce that John O’Brien, has become the latest addition to its advisory board. "I am pleased to formally welcome John to our advisory board," said CEO Michele Guarnieri. "John’s wide experience and leadership within the Oil&Gas space will be for hibot a huge benefit during this important time of global expansion for our operations." John O’Brien has spent more than 40 years as an Asset Integrity Management and Technology Specialist within all sectors of the Energy and especially the oil and gas sector. In addition to work within major operators John as entrepreneurial experience and venture capital successfully creating four business two within the oil and gas sector and two in unrelated sectors. John is widely recognized as a technical industry leader and innovator in Non-Destructive Examination and Asset Integrity Management field. John has and continues to support many industry standards initiatives and was one of the initial founding thought leaders behind the industry leading SPRINT Robotics collaborative.
"hibot has a key and novel series of solutions in the robotics and digital analysis arena which is of keen interest to me in helping the energy industry address its challenges" said John O’Brien. "I look forward to bringing my expertise to the board and being part of the continual rapid growth of hibot."
“We are lucky to have John O’Brien onboard; his expertise with having worked on six continents and 23 countries, throughout his career, and his knowledge in manufacturing and nuclear industries, is the perfect addition for our team” said Michele Guarnieri.
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| Float Arm in action in facilities in the USA |
| Float Arm robot is developed by hibot for inspection and maintenance of infrastructures. |
About hibot
Established in 2004, hibot is a robotics start-up originating from within the Tokyo Institute of Technology, committed to realizing a safer and more sustainable world by creating new trends in infrastructure inspection and maintenance. Hibot develops and utilizes AI-powered remotely controlled robots that allow human beings to be removed from dirty, dangerous or demanding working environments. Hibot’s robots have been applied in search and rescue missions, and have been used during decommissioning work at Japan’s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. CEO: Michele Guarnieri.
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