Sciphyn
"Robotic Sludge Removal. No Outage Required."
Houston robotic tank cleaning RaaS (formerly Scantron Robotics USA, est. 2009); Dredgebot cleans tanks without production stops.
Sciphyn, Inc. is a Houston, Texas-based robotics services company founded in 2009, originally operating as Scantron Robotics USA, Inc. before rebranding to Sciphyn. The company specializes in robotic tank cleaning and underwater inspection services for industrial facilities across North America and internationally.
Sciphyn's core value proposition is the elimination of tank shutdowns during cleaning operations. Conventional tank cleaning requires facilities to halt production, drain tanks, and send workers into confined, hazardous spaces — a costly, slow, and dangerous process. Sciphyn's remotely operated robotic systems perform sludge removal and inspection while tanks remain in full operation at normal capacity, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The company's service portfolio includes robotic sludge removal (dredging), ROV (remotely operated vehicle) visual inspection, sludge mapping, and ultrasonic thickness data collection for tank wall integrity assessment. The Sciphyn Dredgebot — its signature robotic platform — operates inside virtually any industrial tank, basin, cooling tower, reservoir, or water holding structure with a minimum hatch size of 23 inches.
Target industries include petroleum refining, chemical manufacturing, steel production, paper and pulp, data center cooling systems, and municipal wastewater treatment. Sciphyn serves global industrial operators who require continuous facility operations and cannot tolerate production downtime. Customer benefits include elimination of human safety risks in confined spaces, reduced liability exposure, lower overtime and crew costs, and uninterrupted productivity during cleaning cycles.
Leadership: Joe Leist serves as President and CEO. The company is active on X (Twitter) as @Sciphyn, on Facebook as Sciphyninc, and on LinkedIn as Sciphyn, Inc. Sciphyn is listed on Crunchbase.
Address: 2712 Frank Road, Houston, TX 77032, USA.
Primary type & automation activities this supplier delivers:
Dredgebot
Submersible robotic dredging platform removing sludge from industrial tanks and basins while facilities remain at full operation.
ROV Inspection System
Remotely operated underwater vehicle for visual inspection and ultrasonic wall-thickness measurement in industrial tanks.
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Contact Sciphyn
WEBSITE
https://www.sciphyn.comPHONE
+1 281 907-6464HEADQUARTERS
United States
Company Facts
Founded
2009
Primary Role
RaaS
Company Size
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Primary Region
North America
Annual Sales
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Funding Stage
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Funding Total
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Keywords
- Sciphyn
- robotic cleaning
- sludge removal
- tank inspection
- no-shutdown operations
- special environments
- Commercial Service Robots
- Mobile Robot (AGV/AMR)
- Manipulation & Grasping
- RaaS
- Manufacturer
- Commercial Service Robot
- Autonomous Vehicle/UGV
- Unmanned Marine Vehicle
- ROV
- Special / Extreme Environments
- Manufacturing
- Construction
