Pipein
About
About Pipein
Pipein develops robotic inspection systems for buried, pressurised, flooded and otherwise difficult-to-access infrastructure. Its DDS3 offering combines an in-asset robot with inspection payloads, data analysis and a digital platform, allowing operators to assess pipelines and tunnels without taking the entire asset out of service.
The robot family includes Shark 4 for large pressurised pipes and tunnels, Babyshark for smaller diameters, Sharkboat for reservoirs and canals, and Manta for confined underwater environments. Measurements are combined with diameter, pressure, wall-thickness and maintenance records to quantify corrosion, segment the asset and produce risk-based maintenance reports for utilities, energy operators and industrial owners.
Products
- SHARK4
DDS3 robotic inspection suite
Deployments
- Operating use
2026-08-15 - Pipein reports a SHARK4 test with Edison in the first section of a water-filled hydropower penstock. - SHARK4
Source
Funding
- 2026-01-09 - Second equity round - $1.3M - Piemonte Next backs Pipein in EUR 1.1 million capital increase
Pipein closed a EUR 1.1 million equity round with new investors Piemonte Next and BlueRobots plus a EUR 350,000 RoboIT follow-on. - source: finpiemonte.it
- 2023-04-18 - Funding round - $795K - Pipein raises EUR 725,000 to commercialise SHARK4
Pipein closed a EUR 725,000 first capital increase backed by RoboIT, ZERO, LVenture Group and Pariter Robotics to advance its robotic pipeline-inspection system. - source: zestgroup.vc
Team
- Alessandro Minori - Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer - Leads Pipein and represents the company in financing and market-development announcements.
- Marek Murgia - Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer - Leads Pipein's operational delivery across robotic inspection programmes.
- Antonio Misuraca - Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer - Leads development of Pipein's robotic inspection hardware and sensing platform.
Timeline
Events
- 2026-01-09 - Funding - Piemonte Next backs Pipein in EUR 1.1 million capital increase
Piemonte Next and BlueRobots joined Pipein as new investors. RoboIT followed on with EUR 350,000. Pipein said the capital would accelerate product development and expand its commercial offering.
Source - 2025-02-14 - Deployment - Pipein completes 750m DDS3 tunnel inspection with Enel Green Power
Pipein lowered DDS3 into the water-filled structure and remotely controlled the robot across challenging uneven terrain. The 360-degree camera suite streamed live video so Enel operators could request closer views during the inspection. DDS3 returned high-definition internal-wall images tagged to their position relative to the tunnel entrance across a passage about 1 to 1.2 metres wide.
Source - 2024-12-11 - Deployment - Pipein maps 250m aqueduct section with DDS3 and drone photogrammetry
Pipein sent its DDS3 robot through 250 metres of 2.2-metre-diameter aqueduct with a 3D LiDAR scanner and camera suite. DDS3 generated high-resolution internal point-cloud data while DG Impianti used drones for external photogrammetry. The combined internal and external datasets produced a detailed 3D reconstruction under the Basilicata Open Lab initiative.
Source - 2023-04-18 - Funding - Pipein raises EUR 725,000 to commercialise SHARK4
RoboIT, ZERO, LVenture Group and Pariter Robotics participated in the capital increase. Cumulative funding exceeded EUR 800,000 after the transaction. Pipein planned to hire technical staff, mature its hardware and software, and accelerate the first commercial SHARK4 version.
Source
Relations
Relationships
- Enel Green Power
Tunnel Inspection Field Partner - Pipein completed a DDS3 water-filled tunnel inspection with Enel Green Power.
- Acquedotto Pugliese
Partner - Pipein mapped Acquedotto Pugliese aqueduct infrastructure in Missanello under the Basilicata Open Lab initiative.
- DG Impianti Industriali
Missanello Digitalization Partner
Context
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Context tags
- Robotic inspection workflow - Workflow - Reviewed July 15, 2026 against the company overview and structured profile evidence: inspection robotics companies.
- Pipeline and sewer inspection - Workflow - Reviewed July 15, 2026 against the company overview and structured profile evidence: pipeline sewer inspection.
- Hazardous site remote inspection - Workflow - Reviewed July 15, 2026 against the company overview and structured profile evidence: hazardous site remote inspection.