The winner of the Know Ours competition on Autoradio told Putin about robots
On July 3, a plenary session of the “Strong Ideas for a New Time” forum was held at the National Center “Russia”. Among those who had the opportunity to present their work to Vladimir Putin personally was the winner of the Know Ours project on Autoradio, Stanislav Rozanov, CEO of the company Tubot. His robots can find pipe defects and fix them directly inside. The company also develops models with a high level of explosion protection. Such systems can save resources, money, and minimize environmental damage.
“In-pipe robots are already being produced, but for their wider application, industry demand and support measures need to be developed. Russia has the longest pipeline network in the world, with a huge commodity flow. Most of the network is accessible for traditional diagnostic and repair methods, but there are pipes where this is difficult, expensive, and sometimes impossible. For example, under buildings, structures, underwater, and on railways”
Stanislav Rozanov
The implementation of robotics is a highly important direction, but the level of robotization in Russia is, unfortunately, still quite low, noted Vladimir Putin.
“This is a key direction of our development. Your proposals reduce risks for humans, especially during fires, and in hazardous industries. Of course, we will expand and support this”
Vladimir PutinPresident of Russia
Stanislav admitted that telling the president about his work was his dream. He expressed confidence that this would help the development of the industry and emphasized that everything that happened was thanks to Autoradio (part of GPM Radio, which is a division of Gazprom-Media Holding).
“Gazprom-Media Holding, taking into account the advantages of developing the SME segment, actively develops its own educational projects and cooperates with institutions of higher education. We support talented idea leaders, and help conduct career guidance for children and young people, contributing to the formation of a professional environment in the media industry. I am confident that the role of media, as an important part of the creative economy, is enormous in the development of entrepreneurship, as it allows companies to quickly and effectively convey information to the target audience”
Yulia GolubevaDeputy CEO of Gazprom-Media Holding
On the previous day, Autoradio announced the top three competition leaders. In-pipe robots earned Stanislav Rozanov first place and 1,000,000 rubles for business development. He was also able to participate in the forum and discuss his project with the head of state.
The competition, aimed at supporting small and medium-sized enterprises in Russia, was held on the radio station for the third year running with the support of the Agency for Strategic Initiatives and the Roscongress Foundation. The “Strong Ideas for a New Time” forum was held on July 2–3 in Moscow. Gazprom-Media Holding acted as the general information partner of the event.
