Taking “Unmanned” to New Heights

New Content. New Formats. New Ways to Connect for Energy Unmanned Leaders.

Based on popular demand, we have launched a highly focused series of new digital channels and virtual options to keep you connected to your industry partners, help you benchmark your unmanned strategy against your peers and enable conversations around unmanned systems for industrial operations.

These new virtual and hybrid options, in addition to the live events, help this 15,000+ community of energy, engineering and industrial leaders connect and learn on an even larger scale. View our current events below, and click the image for additional details.

Check Out the Line Up of Events for 2024

8th Annual Energy Drone & Robotics Summit

June 10-12, 2024 | THe Woodlands Waterway Marriott, Houston,TX

Includes these events and more:

2024 Summit Tracks:

  • UAV/Drone Ops: Surveying & Mapping

  • Robotics/UAVs Inspections, Maintenance & Repair

  • Energy DataOps: GIS & 3D

  • Drone Geophysics & Remote Sensing

  • Marine Robotics

  • Industrial Drone Delivery & Autonomous Cargo

Co-Located Events:

  • DRONERESPONDERS Texas Emergency Response Forum

  • Methane Strategies Forum

  • Industrial Digital Twin Forum

  • Industrial Reality Capture Forum

  • energAIze: Energy AI Forum

  • PUG-Petroleum Users Group 

  • URISA-Urban and Regional Information Systems Association

 

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The Global Energy Uncrewed Leaders Are Coming Together Again This June!

8th Annual Energy Drone & Robotics Summit

JUNE 10-12, 2024 | The Woodlands Waterway Marriott, Houston,TX

The World’s Largest Energy / Industrial Robotics & Drone Event

The Energy Drone & Robotics Summit is the largest event in the world for Robotics, Drones, & Data/AI/ML.

Exclusively focused on the business and technology of uncrewed & autonomous systems, automation and data/AI in energy & industrial operations. 

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Over the last 7 years, it has grown to the most influential gathering of industrial, energy and engineering leaders from around the globe where the key challenges & solutions are addressed for operating robotics, drones, satellites, and remote systems successfully and managing actionable data , from the stars to the sea floor.


Over three days, we connect 1500+ global energy & industrial robotics, drone & data leaders at a time of rapid growth for our sector.

The latest ideas, use cases, best practices, tech, and trends from a wide variety of robotics & drone industry experts: innovators, regulators, the most energy asset owners & service firms and more.

  • What trends and technologies do they see coming?  

  • What new challenges and opportunities lie ahead as you launch & scale your program?  

  • Which projects, use cases, tech and programs have worked best over the past year?

  • How can you and your company prepare, plan, achieve ROI and benefit in a rapidly evolving automation environment?

You will leverage and maximize global scale and participation at this one-of-a-kind event with; real-world use cases, sessions, panels, live demos, exhibits/tech updates, 1:1 meetings and multiple networking breaks, lunches, receptions.


“If you are on the fence about drones or robotics, have a program wanting to go to the next level, or just need to connect with Industry Leaders, The Energy Drone and Robotics Summit is the place to be!"
- John McClain, Pemex, Deer Park Refinery

2024 Summit Tracks:

  • UAV/Drone Ops: Surveying & Mapping

  • Robotics/UAVs Inspections, Maintenance & Repair

  • Energy DataOps: GIS & 3D

  • Drone Geophysics & Remote Sensing

  • Marine Robotics

  • Industrial Drone Delivery & Autonomous Cargo

Co-Located Events:

  • DRONERESPONDERS Texas Emergency Response Forum

  • Methane Strategies Forum

  • Industrial Digital Twin Forum

  • Industrial Reality Capture Forum

  • energAIze: Energy AI Forum

  • PUG-Petroleum Users Group 

  • URISA-Urban and Regional Information Systems Association

 
 

“Excellent event and a great place for the energy companies to all connect with the latest robotics and drone technology, well done.”
- Joe Henry, Lone Star UAS Center of Excellence

Energy end users and engineering companies who participate are from all segments of the industrial market:

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““The show was great! We’re coming back bigger for 2023.” ”
— Michael Hill, Volatus Aerospace
““I had an amazing experience at EDR 2022! Definitely the most valuable event I plan to attend this year””
— ​Zacc Dukowitz, Flyability

Here’s a glimpse of past energy & engineering attendees at the Summit:

Thank you to our EDR Summit sponsors and exhibitors!

And, last but not least… Thank you to our industry partners!

Most Recent Think Tank Thursday Virtual Event

Think Tank Thursday with Emesent - Autonomous Drone Inspections: Critical Infrastructure Case Studies & Best Practices Fresh from the Field

Now available on demand

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Using unmanned systems in the energy sector can increase the scope and efficiency of operations such as the inspection, monitoring, and maintenance of critical infrastructure. Ensuring plant/facilities asset safety in these operations by being able to avoid collisions in GPS denied environments is key to enabling UAV operations in challenging environments. 


As the use of digital twins proliferates throughout the enterprise for project management, predictive maintenance and other vital uses, the ability to visualize your assets in full color reality is the newest step up for this key critical infrastructure technology.


Join us LIVE for a deep dive into the world of drone autonomy, tech showcase and best practices discussion. We will explore how new drone technologies are used in real-world use cases for advanced GPS-denied operations and bring the most value for energy asset owners. 

Key Takeaways You Will Gain:

  • Handling Complex GPS-Denied Inspections with Confidence

  • How UAVs are Helping Enterprise Achieve Safety Improvements, Risk Mitigation & Operational Efficiency

  • Digital Twins in Living Color: New Solutions Taking 3D Point Clouds to a Next Level Reality for Optimum Predictive Maintenance Planning

Click here to see more Think Tank Thursday topics, on demand!

Limited opportunities to collaborate, speak and sponsor are available. Connect with ED+R Coalition Director Sean Guerre today to let us know how you would like to be involved.

Have a drone, robotics, data AI/ML presentation, case study or workshop for the 2023 Energy Drone & Robotics Summit or a Co-Located Forum?

We would like to invite you to submit presentations, project updates or case studies that address real world solutions, best practices, knowledge gained, lessons learned, ROI achieved and challenges remaining in vital topic areas of interest to the energy & engineering communities. including those listed below.

*Submittals by Energy End Users / Operators or with Energy End Users / Operators included have preference

In addition to our Unmanned Systems content that covers the scope of major industry issues, we typically have session streams:

 
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Example Topics of Interest:

Unmanned Systems

  • AI / robotics / automation UAV & unmanned systems solutions

  • Best practices and case studies for UAV / unmanned systems operations in energy: asset management, infrastructure inspections, remote data collection, high-tech sensor deployment, reducing operational and personnel risks

  • Internal, external and hybrid UAV and robotics solutions and best practices

  • Real-world robotics (air, ground / surface and subsea) in energy operations: UGV, UUV, AUV and UAV

  • Developing and managing an energy company-wide unmanned systems program

  • Vetting UAS / UGV platforms, UAV & robotics services for energy- and engineering-specific operations

  • Operational considerations for the energy enterprise: codes, standards, certifications and best practices in energy facilities, including training and safety

  • UAV and robotics operator training and certifications

  • Innovative drone / robotics partnerships: industry / university collaboration, developments and opportunities

  • Facility & perimeter security and surveillance with UAVs and robotics

  • Corrosion detection and maintenance with unmanned systems

  • Business cases for unmanned systems in energy

  • Drone detection / deterrence and counter-drone strategies for critical infrastructure

Data / Analytics / AI

  • Unmanned systems program management for the enterprise: considerations, costs, data collection, workflows, reporting

  • Managing the “data tsunami” and navigating the “data ocean” from unmanned systems data for fast results

  • Handling data needs from multiple internal customers / silos

  • New methods for analyzing data quickly, efficiently and accurately

  • Creating real-time actionable data with unmanned systems

  • Planning for data integration with current inspection / maintenance systems and workflows

  • Data and cybersecurity from unmanned systems data and analysis

  • New tools for digital unmanned data reporting and management

  • Data handling & analytics: integrating / harnessing UAV / robotics data and aligning with data captured from existing sources

    • Edge, fog and cloud computing

    • Data visualizations

    • Digital Twins

  • AI / ML-enabled data analysis

  • Building an AI / ML system for accurate fault / anomaly analysis

  • Predictive maintenance and actionable business insights with unmanned and legacy data

  • Leveraging and managing large data sets: processing, sharing, storing

  • 3D imaging, surveying, mapping: tools & technologies

  • Maximizing GIS results with unmanned data

UAV Operations

  • Opportunities for scaling up UAVs to increase safety, efficiency and profitability in critical infrastructure environments

  • Regulatory and policy updates, current and proposed (federal, state and local)

  • Fugitive emissions / methane detection and compliance

  • Risk management: legal, privacy, liability and insurance considerations

  • Energy UAV systems selection considerations and analysis of available platforms, payloads and systems that work best for energy assets

  • Field-testing UAVs: collision avoidance, LiDAR technologies, BVLOS, night ops

  • Pilot training, certifications for energy-specific projects with UAVs

  • UAVs / UAS for internal inspections and maintenance (boilers, pressure vessels, nuclear, storage tanks / terminals and pipelines)

  • UAVs for EH&S and industrial emergency response

  • Utilizing UAVs for regulatory compliance 

  • Drone detection / deterrence and counter-drone strategies for critical infrastructure

  • Operating UAVs in hazardous, critical infrastructure environments

  • Energy mapping and surveying specific UAV operations

  • Power systems for extended operations

  • Long linear inspections (pipelines and transmission lines)

  • Ultrasonic inspections with unmanned systems

  • BVLOS operations, planning and results

Robotics / Automation

  • Robotics Inspection, Maintenance and Cleaning

  • No-Man Entry for Confined Spaces/Tank Cleaning & Inspection

  • Multi-robotics Operations

  • Robotics for Repair

  • Facility design for Robotics

  • Fabric Maintenance

  • Predictive Maintenance with Robotics

  • Autonomous Robotic Solutions

  • Applied Robotics and Sensors

  • Opportunities for scaling up Robotics/UAVs to increase safety, efficiency and profitability in critical infrastructure environments

  • Regulatory and policy updates, current and proposed (federal, state and local)

  • Fugitive emissions / methane detection and compliance

  • Risk management: legal, privacy, liability and insurance considerations

  • Energy Robotics & UAV systems selection considerations and analysis of available platforms, payloads and systems that work best for energy assets

  • RaaS- Robotics as a Service programs

  • Robotics/UAVs for internal inspections and maintenance (boilers, pressure vessels, nuclear, storage tanks / terminals and pipelines)

  • Robotics for EH&S and industrial emergency response

  • Utilizing Robotics for regulatory compliance

  • Power systems for extended operations

  • Long linear inspections (pipelines and transmission lines)

  • Ultrasonic inspections with unmanned systems

*Presentations / case studies must be non-commercial to be considered by the Industry Advisory Board

OUR ENERGY-SPECIFIC COMMUNITY OF END USERS INCLUDES:


Oil & Gas Upstream / E&P: Onshore and Offshore • Oil & Gas Pipelines / Terminals / Storage • Power Generation • Power Transmission & Distribution • Wind / Solar / Renewable Power • Chemical / Petrochemical• Refining • Industrial Inspection • Energy Construction Projects • Energy Engineering • Environmental / Spill Emergency Response • Mining

Help us bring forward relevant UAV / Robotics / Data & AI topics in the Global Energy Community!

LET US KNOW YOUR SPEAKER AND SESSION IDEAS FOR Our upcoming ENERGY INDUSTRY EVENts TODAY!

Any questions? Feel free to contact Sean Guerre, Director, at seang@stonefortgroup.com or 713-489-6773 Ext. 700.