# ULC Technologies

> ULC Technologies develops and deploys robots, cameras, sensors and automation for utilities, energy companies and industrial operators. Its defining move was commercial, not mechanical: instead of merely selling specialized machines, ULC built recurring field services around CISBOT, which repairs joints from inside live cast-iron gas mains. The model reduces excavation, outages, methane leakage and public disruption, while custom R&D projects extend the same field-hardened expertise into roadworks, electric infrastructure, fiber deployment, solar construction and emissions recovery.

- **Founded:** 2001
- **Headquarters:** Hauppauge, United States
- **Founders:** Gregory Penza (Founder and CEO)
- **Team size:** Approximately 160 employees at the 2020 acquisition; LinkedIn lists 51-200 employees currently.
- **Products:** CISBOT robotic joint renewal, PRX live gas-main inspection systems, CIRRIS XI and XR, X-ID cross-bore detection, AUSMOS
- **Notable:** CISBOT has sealed more than 66,000 cast-iron gas-main joints since 2010., Named to the RBR50 list three times by 2017., RRES won a 2021 RBR50 Application & Market Innovation award and a UKSTT Innovative Product award.

## Products & services

- **CISBOT robotic joint renewal** — A robotics-as-a-service operation that seals leaking jute and mechanical joints from inside live cast-iron gas mains, often from one excavation.
- **PRX live gas-main inspection systems** — Camera and crawler systems for locating, mapping and visually inspecting live distribution mains across several pipe sizes.
- **CIRRIS XI and XR** — Robotic inspection and repair systems for assessing cast-iron wall thickness and stress and renewing internal joints and seals.
- **X-ID cross-bore detection** — An acoustic solution deployed through PE gas mains to identify potential sewer cross bores without entering sewer laterals.
- **AUSMOS** — A semi-autonomous platform combining ground-penetrating radar and electromagnetic sensors to map and mark buried utilities.
- **Robotic Roadworks and Excavation System** — An all-electric robotic platform developed with SGN for sensing, cutting, soft-touch excavation, backfill and road reinstatement.
- **Drawdown compressors** — DDC-125 and Mini DDC equipment that recovers gas from isolated pipe sections and reinjects it into the active network instead of venting or flaring.
- **Custom robotics and technology R&D** — Design, software, machine learning, sensor integration, prototyping, field validation and commercialization support for utility and industrial clients.
- **UAS inspection technology** — Custom aircraft, sensors and data workflows for electric, gas and renewable-infrastructure inspection.

## Achievements

- CISBOT has sealed more than 66,000 cast-iron gas-main joints since 2010.
- Named to the RBR50 list three times by 2017.
- RRES won a 2021 RBR50 Application & Market Innovation award and a UKSTT Innovative Product award.
- The V3000 aircraft and cable-splicing machine appeared on T&D World's 2019 top technology list from DistribuTECH.
- ULC was named to Fast Company's 2025 list of the World's Most Innovative Companies.
- The drawdown compressor won a 2025 UK Net Zero Innovation Award.
- X-ID secured its first commercial gas-utility contract in 2025.
- ULC and SGN completed a four-year, 26-kilometer remediation program covering more than 7,000 joints with no reported safety incidents.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Announced a CISBOT operator qualification developed with the Northeast Gas Association.
- **2025-10** — SGN highlighted the DDC-125 drawdown compressor in its annual environment reporting.
- **2025-08** — X-ID acoustic cross-bore detection secured its first commercial contract with a gas utility.
- **2025-05** — The drawdown compressor received a UK Net Zero Innovation Award.
- **2025-04** — Launched the Mini DDC and completed a first 42-inch mechanical-joint CISBOT project with PSE&G.
- **2025-03** — Named to Fast Company's 2025 innovation list.
- **2025-02** — Announced a robotic solar-construction development for Rosendin Electric.

## Links

- Website: https://ulctechnologies.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ulc-technologies/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ulctechnologies
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/Ulcrobotics
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ulcrobotics/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ULCTechnologies/

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Last updated: 2026-08-21