Saipem公司的自主水下检测无人机FlatFish已完成与巴西石油公司（Petrobras）合同下的关键测试阶段，为在巴西超深水油田的近海部署铺平了道路。FlatFish是一款混合动力、全自主水下航行器，由Saipem公司的Hydrone机器人项目开发，旨在执行深度达3000米的复杂检测任务。

这一里程碑的达成，源于功能验收测试的顺利完成。该测试在受控环境下进行，旨在验证任务自主性、数据质量以及系统整体性能是否符合合同要求。基于测试结果，巴西石油公司已批准项目进入最终阶段，届时该技术将在真实的近海环境中部署。

此次测试活动在意大利的里雅斯特Saipem水下无人机基地进行，巴西石油公司（Petrobras）的代表出席了活动。测试期间，FlatFish执行了多项全自动检测任务，包括海底结构和管道检测、阴极保护测量以及壁厚评估。

Saipem’s autonomous underwater inspection drone FlatFish completed a key testing phase under its contract with Petrobras, clearing the way for offshore deployment in Brazil’s ultra-deepwater fields. FlatFish is a hybrid, fully autonomous underwater vehicle developed under Saipem’s Hydrone robotics program, designed to perform complex inspection tasks at depths of up to 3,000 m.

The milestone follows the successful completion of Functional Acceptance Tests, conducted in a controlled environment to verify mission autonomy, data quality and overall system performance against contractual requirements. Based on the results, Petrobras has approved progression to the final project phase, which will see the technology deployed in a real offshore setting.

The testing campaign took place at Saipem’s underwater drone facility in Trieste, Italy, in the presence of Petrobras representatives. During the program, FlatFish carried out multiple fully autonomous inspection missions, including subsea structure and pipeline inspections, cathodic protection measurements and wall-thickness assessments.