National Grid starts ‘world first’ autonomous drone inspections of transmission infrastructure

National Grid Announces New Drone Inspection System in Partnership with Sees.Ai

British power provider National Grid has launched the world’s first centralized, autonomous aerial inspection capability for electricity infrastructure. This marks a major milestone in its digital journey and the UK’s energy transition. The deployment of sees.ai‘s technology, following a four-year innovation programme, marks the transition from R&D to business-as-usual operations. The system allows drones to […] The post National Grid Announces …

National Grid starts ‘world first’ autonomous drone inspections of transmission infrastructure

National Grid has begun routine use of autonomous drones to inspect high-voltage transmission infrastructure, in what it says is the “world’s first centralised, autonomous aerial inspection capability for electricity infrastructure”. The post National Grid starts ‘world first’ autonomous drone inspections of transmission infrastructure appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

National Grid uses AI drone aerial inspection

National Grid has launched one of the first centralised autonomous aerial inspection capabilities for electricity infrastructure. The deployment of sees.ai’s technology, following a four-year innovation programme, marks the transition from R&D to business-as-usual operations. The system allows drones to fly Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) close to live power infrastructure, piloted from a central control room. Drones will be used to capture …