Webinar will examine the benefits of digitization and robotics, pitfalls of robots integration and the capacity for robots to conduct substation inspections
February 15, 2021 – NV5 Geospatial, North America’s largest geospatial data firm, today announced a complementary webinar co-hosted with InDro Robotics , “The Future of Substation Inspection,” which will take place on Thursday, February 17, 2022 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time. You can register for the event here. During the webinar, attendees will learn how unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) are conducting operational rounds, security monitoring, and providing emergency response and substation inspections at critical infrastructure facilities.
Ian Berdie, VP of Innovation and Jacob Hall, Director of Strategic Accounts from NV5 Geospatial and Peter King, Head of Robotic Solutions, and Luke Corbeth, Account Executive, from InDro Robotics will lead the webinar. InDro’s King and Corbeth will detail the optimal scenarios for given payloads and robot form factors while sharing their stance on the autonomy versus teleoperations debate. NV5 Geospatial’s Berdie and Hall will share the inefficiencies they’ve identified on-site during prior substation inspections and demonstrate how their analytics will aim to identify anomalies, create actionable data sets and generate consistent reports.
Attendees will learn:
- How robots can make the inspection process more efficient.
- Why robots shouldn’t be built as a “one-size-fits-all” solution.
- How to integrate remote sensing robots for a positive return on investment.
Attendees will also experience a live webinar demonstration, where they will learn how Sentinel, InDro Robotics’ UGV designed specifically for critical infrastructure inspection, can traverse a substation environment and conduct detailed inspections with optical zoom cameras and a radiometric thermal imager.
“The future of substation inspection is now here,” said, Ian Berdie. “By migrating to robotics and advance analytics, utilities will reap tremendous benefits, from protecting the safety of their workforce, reducing costs and optimizing operations and reliability.”
About InDro Robotics
InDro Robotics is the leading Canadian UAV, ground and sea robotics research and development company. We are proud to hold a number of industry “firsts.” The firm is one of only four companies in Canada with Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) certification. InDro Robotics has accumulated thousands of safe and compliant flight hours. We collaborate with leading bodies such as Transport Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, and NASA. Additionally, we are constantly developing new equipment and technologies to expand use-case scenarios. We are the first Canadian UAV company to obtain Cargo certification. We’re proud to work with First Responders, First Nations, and others putting this incredible technology to positive uses. For more information visit InDro Robotics
About NV5 Geospatial
NV5 Geospatial, powered by Quantum Spatial, is North America’s most comprehensive provider of geospatial services, providing end-to-end solutions and insights to organizations that need geospatial intelligence to mitigate risk, plan for growth, better manage resources and advance scientific understanding. We leverage the widest array of advanced remote sensing technologies, and apply today’s most sophisticated analytic AI frameworks, including proprietary deep learning, computer vision and predictive analytic models tailored to solve our clients’ needs. We put geospatial intelligence in the hands of our clients via our proprietary cloud-based software, empowering meaningful change across our client’s enterprise. For more information visit NV5 Geospatial, join us on LinkedIn or follow us on Twitter @nv5geospatial.
