Dexter Robotics provides the Cling robot, an autonomous platform that adheres to vertical, inverted and underwater surfaces to perform cleaning, painting, and inspection tasks. Its magnetic and suction clamping, modular tool payloads, and live sensor data enable facility managers, maintenance contractors, and offshore operators to reduce labor costs and safety risks while maintaining large structures.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Cleaning façades, painting tall building exteriors, and inspecting underwater offshore structures require workers to operate at height or depth, exposing them to safety risks and high labor costs. Traditional methods rely on manual labor or bulky equipment that is difficult to deploy and inefficient for large surface areas.
Solution
Dexter Robotics offers the Cling robot, a high‑rigidity platform that can attach to and move across both ferrous and non‑ferrous surfaces. The robot autonomously crawls along glass façades, metal walls, or submerged structures, performing cleaning, painting, or inspection tasks without the need for human operators at height or underwater. Its compact design and surface‑clinging capability enable deployment in tight or hard‑to‑reach areas, reducing the time and personnel required for maintenance operations. Data from onboard sensors can be transmitted to operators for real‑time monitoring and quality assurance.
Target Audience
Primary customers are facility management firms, building maintenance contractors, and offshore oil‑and‑gas operators that need efficient, safe solutions for high‑rise façade cleaning, exterior painting, and underwater structure inspection.
Features
- Rigid chassis with magnetic and suction clamping mechanisms for reliable adhesion to a wide range of surface materials
- Autonomous locomotion system that walks or crawls along vertical and inverted surfaces
- Integrated cleaning brushes and paint‑spray modules for façade maintenance and wall painting
- Underwater‑rated components and sealed electronics for operation on offshore oil and gas platforms
- Onboard inspection sensors (e.g., cameras, ultrasonic probes) with live data streaming to a control console
- Modular payload architecture allowing quick swapping of cleaning, painting, or inspection tools