The Chubu Electric Power Grid (PG, located in Nagoya) revealed to the press on the 11th that they are implementing a project to inspect substations with drones from remote locations in case of equipment failure or natural disasters. Currently, the substations are monitored by cameras, and in the event of an anomaly, personnel need to visit the site, which can be far away physically. Installing remotely operated drones within the substations can reduce the time it takes to assess the situation. This initiative aims to decrease inspection time and shorten power outage durations.

In the dynamic and challenging landscape of the oil and gas industry, maintaining the integrity and functionality of expansive asset infrastructure is paramount to support strong reliability and performance throughput. This live talk, led by Shankar Nadarajah, Global Drone Inspection Lead at ExxonMobil, will delve into specific challenges faced in overseeing remote inspection of vast infrastructures and how ExxonMobil is addressing these challenges using aerial robotics.  Including: -Standing up a drone inspection program and process for getting executive buy-in to scale inspection operations.  Illustrating the value of aerial robots for inspection of oil and gas infrastructure vs. traditional methods  -Enhancing inspection workflows with higher quality insights powered by AI-enabled aerial robots. -Expanded uses for innovative technology solutions outside of inspection, such as critical response and security -The future vision for persistent aerial inspections with dock technology and remote operations. Join us to learn about the evolution and benefits of oil and gas workflows and critical response through the use of aerial robots.

Watch an autonomous drone launch from a dock and inspect a demo substation. Remote assets, aging infrastructure, limited resources, natural disasters, and budget constraints can complicate asset inspection. If you had the ability to inspect any asset at any time, from a web browser anywhere in the world, how would your operations change?

In the face of an unexpected event, quickly understanding the condition of assets is a critical factor to restore power and minimize forced outages — helping avoid millions of dollars in labor, materials, and CMI, and lowering risk for your personnel and your grid. Watch how American Electric Power Station Technical Services uses drones to optimize their response to a static line failure, quickly capturing information to prevent another failure before it started. When every minute counts, AEP relies on autonomous drones to conduct critical inspections. Skydio is proud to work with AEP as they move toward condition based maintenance and deliver safe, reliable, affordable power to their customers.

To support ComEd’s nation-leading resiliency, routine monitoring of equipment is crucial to ensuring all grid assets are operating as intended. ComEd uses drones in a variety of ways, including to inspect power lines and following storms to assess damage and enable crews to more quickly and efficiently restore power.

Watch an autonomous drone launch from a dock and inspect a demo substation. Remote assets, aging infrastructure, limited resources, natural disasters, and budget constraints can complicate asset inspection. If you had the ability to inspect any asset at any time, from a web browser anywhere in the world, how would your operations change? Watch the demo + Q&A session to see an autonomous drone inspect a substation in real-time within our docked drone warehouse in San Francisco, CA. With Skydio Remote Ops, you: -Have the ability to conduct routine or event-based inspection from a web browser -Significantly lower inspection costs -Increase worker safety

Watch live: A real-time substation inspection from 2,800 miles away. Remote assets, aging infrastructure, limited resources, natural disasters, and budget constraints can complicate asset inspection. If you had the ability to inspect any asset at any time, from anywhere in the world, how would your operations change? Watch our Skydio remote operations demonstration + Q&A session on December 5th and see a remote inspection of a substation in real-time with docked drones at our San Francisco, CA training facility from 2800 miles away in Tampa, FL. With Skydio Remote Ops, you: Have the ability to conduct routine or event-based inspection from a browser can significantly lower your inspection cost and keep people out of harm’s way. In real-time, we’ll demonstrate: Routine Inspection: we’ll show you how to remotely plan a scheduled mission for routine, automated asset inspection Event-Based Inspection: watch us remotely inspect perimeter fencing, transformers, oil level gauges, temperature sensors, cooling fans, and more. Thermal Inspection to monitor any hot-spots Obstacle Avoidance in confined environments Learn more: https://www.skydio.com/substation-monitoring

A real-time substation inspection from 2,800 miles away. Remote assets, aging infrastructure, limited resources, natural disasters, and budget constraints can complicate asset inspection. If you had the ability to inspect any asset, at any time, from anywhere in the world, how would your operations change? Tune into our Skydio remote operations demonstration + Q&A session on November 9th and watch us remotely inspect a substation in real-time with docked drones at our San Francisco, CA training facility from 2800 miles away in Tampa, FL. With Skydio Remote Ops, you: Have the ability to conduct routine or event-based inspection from a browser Can significantly lower your inspection costs Keep people out of harm’s way In real-time, we’ll demonstrate: Routine Inspection: we’ll show you how to remotely plan a scheduled mission for routine, automated, asset inspection Event-Based Inspection: watch us remotely inspect perimeter fencing, transformers, oil level gauges, temperature sensors, cooling fans, and more. Thermal Inspection to monitor any hot-spots Obstacle Avoidance in confined environments