Project DARDAN Industrial robotics
Robotics for
demanding ground.
Developing methane-inspection robotics for the heat, dust and distances of industrial fieldwork.
Meet DARDAN ALPHA
DARDAN ALPHA / Concept renderThe platform
One platform.
Purposeful systems.
The ALPHA concept brings mobility, inspection sensing and modular tooling onto one serviceable platform. Explore the proposed architecture.
Proposed architecture / accepted digital visual
Inspection sensing
Find the signal.
Keep the context.
The sensing architecture is intended to pair methane measurements with visual, thermal and location data so each finding can be reviewed in its site context.
Development focus: sensor selection, integration and calibration.
Intended applications
Closer to the asset.
Clearer about the task.
The first use case is focused: bring repeatable methane inspection to oil and gas facilities, starting with the realities of Libya.
Oil & gas facilities
Methane inspection at equipment level
Planned inspection routes around valves, pipework and process equipment, combining methane sensing with a visual record for an operator to review. Initial field work would use a verified non-hazardous route.
First application focus
Harsh & remote sites
Design around the working environment
Heat, dust, uneven ground and long travel distances shape the thermal, mobility and serviceability programme. These conditions must be tested together on the complete machine.
Environmental qualification target
Environmental sampling
A platform for inspection and sampling
The arm, tool interfaces and sample cassette form part of the proposed architecture. Physical handling, containment and operator procedures remain part of the validation work.
Additional development workstream
The design, in detail
Every angle matters.
Explore the current digital concept.
Renders and animation, October 2026.
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Concept visuals include a proposed tire form. Supplier selection and physical qualification remain open.
Development programme
From digital definition
to evidence in the field.
Progress depends on what the complete system can demonstrate. The programme follows a staged path from engineering definition to a site-specific pilot.
- 01
Current foundation
Digital definition
System architecture, engineering documentation and the current visual concept establish the development baseline.
- 02
Next development stage
Build & integrate
Supplier confirmation, prototype assembly and integration of sensing, power, mobility and controls.
- 03
Validation ahead
Test the whole machine
Thermal behaviour, safe motion, dust exposure, mobility and mission endurance require physical evidence.
- 04
Proposed field stage
A defined Libya pilot
Agree a site, inspection scope and acceptance criteria with an operating partner before field evaluation.
Libya first.
International ambition.
The founder’s intended first pilot is with Waha Oil in Libya. It remains a proposal, with no selected site or completed pilot. Future international applications would build on evidence from development and field validation.
Discuss a pilot requirementBehind the programme
Industrial ambition.
A practical starting point.
Senton Kaçaniku
Founder, Project DARDAN
Senton’s background spans business development, international partnerships and technology delivery, including his former role as Senior Vice President for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at MultiBand Global.
At DARDAN, his focus is customer development, partnerships, fundraising and building the technical team around the inspection mission.
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Bring a real
inspection challenge.
For pilot interest, engineering collaboration
or an investor brief, contact Senton.