Industrial Robotics, Drones, Automation, Geospatial & AI
September 10, 2024: Issue 111
The construction crew of the future includes some new recruits—robots! They’re not taking over, just doing the heavy lifting (literally), like Kewazo's LIFTBOT, and making jobs safer and easier, like Raise Robotics' tech handling the hazardous jobs. From bricklaying to precision work, these bots are handling the tough stuff while humans tackle the creative tasks. With AI and IoT on board, they’re the ultimate tech-savvy coworkers who never need a coffee break! ☕😉
What’s Inside:
🤖 Robots: The Future of Construction
👭 Use Case Roundup: Digital Twins in the Energy Sector
📋 8 Examples of Drones and Robotics Impacting the Energy Industry
🌊 Heavy Lift Drones Transport Cargo Offshore…94 Times for 1 Project!
The construction site of the future includes robots working alongside people—not replacing them, but making their jobs easier, safer, and more efficient. No need to grab your hard hat, but get ready for some exciting changes!
Here’s a peek at what these cutting-edge bots are doing:
🧱 Brick by Brick, with a Boost
Thanks to companies like Canvas, robots are automating repetitive tasks like bricklaying and drywall finishing, allowing skilled workers to focus on more complex and creative challenges. (And yes, the robots are happy to handle the heavy lifting!)
👷♂️ Safety First, Thanks to Our Robot Friends
Raise Robotics is helping keep workers out of harm’s way by handling hazardous jobs like slab-edge tasks and Kewazo’s LIFTBOT is doing the heavy lifting on scaffolding builds. They’ve never asked for a coffee break, but they’re definitely making sites safer for humans.
🎯 Precision That’s No Joke
While we might struggle with the perfect picture frame alignment, construction robots are all about precision.When Nextera robots are marketing job sites, they’ve got accuracy covered, leaving workers to focus on the finer details.
⚙️ Robots, AI, and IoT—The Dream Team
With robots integrated into AI and IoT systems, construction sites are becoming more connected and smarter than ever. These bots aren’t just about brawn—they bring brains to the job site, too!
🚧 Want to learn and see more about robotics in construction? Stay tuned as we roll out the Construction Robotics Forum next June in Houston! Want to get involved? Email Sean Guerre.
WHAT'S UP
Double Down: Delve into the intriguing world of digital twins in the energy sector, examining their benefits, diverse applications across the industry, and real-world examples that highlight their transformative impact.
Robo Rise: Explore eight key examples of how innovative drone and robotic solutions are making a tangible impact across various sectors of the energy industry.
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WHAT'S NEXT
Combined with worker shortages across industries, the need for technology to fill these gaps and ensure consistent utility inspection and maintenance is crucial. Among the technologies being leveraged for these is drones with lidar and RGB payloads, which are then used to create digital twins of assets. As AI continues to improve, companies like Sharper Shape are leveraging technology for specific, crucial workflows in the industry.
Percepto recently announced that it has secured a Type Certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), making it one of only three drone solutions globally to meet the stringent safety and reliability standards set by the FAA.
DEEP Robotics, a China-based embodied AI and robotics company, unveiled its first humanoid robot model, the Dr.01, at the World Robot Conference in Beijing.
FlyingBasket’s advanced heavy-lift drones have been used by SkyLift to conduct an ambitious offshore mission, successfully transporting equipment from a cargo ship to Ørsted-owned wind turbines. Using FlyingBasket’s heavy cargo drones, SkyLift delivered cargo boxes weighing about 85 kilograms each to 94 wind turbines. This resulted in a total of 5,460 kilograms transported over the 10-day mission.
WHAT'S THE DEAL
According to Prophecy Market Insights, the global power transmission line inspection robot market size and share value is projected to grow from USD 7.99 Billion in 2024 and is forecasted to reach USD 27.74 Billion by 2034, exhibiting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14.6% during the forecast period.
HonuWorx has secured a seven-figure investment to boost its underwater robotics technology. The company said it plans to cut costs and emissions for offshore repair and inspection work through the fleet of autonomous, all-electric submarines.
WHAT ELSE
Storm Chaser Drone Goes Hollywood in Twisters
(Image Credit: Houston Chronicle)
For Professor Brian Argrow, the 2024 Super Bowl was an exciting event – not only for the big game itself – but it marked the first time he realized that a version of the drone he and his academic colleagues had been flying to study supercell storms would be portrayed in a big Hollywood blockbuster movie.
The unmanned aerial vehicle seen flying into the teeth of violent storms in the hit movie Twisters was designed and built by Chris Klick, owner of Ritewing Aeroworks. It’s the same aircraft design that Klick used for building the RAAVEN [Robust Autonomous Aerial Vehicle-Endurant Nimble] drone, used by Argrow and other climate scientists for atmospheric research in real life.
Argrow, a professor of Aerospace Engineering Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder, said he was first approached in the spring of 2023 by representatives of a movie company that was working on a sequel to the classic movie Twister, who wanted to use a drone in the film.
“I didn’t really take all that seriously. I didn’t think it was anything big,” he said. Argrow put the movie company representatives in touch with Klick and didn’t think more about the encounter. Read on for more! --> (h/t DroneLife)
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