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| View in browser May 19, 2021: Issue 138   TOGETHER WITH Share this issue: No time for nonsense—if you haven’t subscribed, or passed along to your buddies, why not? It’s the best decision you’ll make today. Become an EDR Newsroom Insider today.   WHAT'S BIG Bundle of Energy Robots Robotics and drones are expected to be the highest adopted technologies in the next 3 to 5 years, with the highest growth in the oil and gas sector.   Saudi Aramco wants to pave the way as the “leading digitalized energy company.”   The company is using drones and robots in the air, on the ground, and under water to improve safety, increase operational efficiency, and advance decision-making.    These technology advancements are a real (oil and) gas.   SPONSORED by Skyward Think Tank Thursday: Starting Your Drone Program Right the First Time Thursday, June 10 --10:00 am PST / 12:00 pm CT / 1:00 pm ET LIVE Virtual / Free /  *Can't make the live date? Register and we'll send you a link to the recording. ​ Drone inspection in the production and distribution of energy is growing rapidly every year, and this is especially true in the realm of energy production and distribution. Drone inspections of these critical elements to our energy infrastructure are faster, safer, and more reliable than manual inspections that can take weeks or months to complete – but only if you start out with the right hardware and software. Key Takeaways You Will Gain: Common use cases for drones in the energy industry with an eye towards ROI for the organization and its customers Some of the specialized sensors needed by energy operators Key performance indicators leaders need to consider so they make sure they’re investing in the right equipment the first time around Insights into how effective use of software tools can streamline operations, making them easier to manage and scale – helping you to maximize ROI for your operations Grab a FREE spot to catch this 1-hour action-packed event today! Register Now   WHAT'S UP The Data’s Not Old Enough...It’s Data Minor Data Wrangling: Carolina Torres, former digital transformation lead for BP and Cognite’s new senior director of energy industry transformation, believes unfettered access to trustworthy, contextualized, and relevant data is the key to effective and sustainable transformation.   Big Blue Chip Investment: IBM Research announced a major breakthrough for the chip world: the first chip in history with 2-nanometer tech. The technology can make chips either 45% faster or 75% more energy-efficient than today’s leading options.   Gas Cloud: A new GCI system by U.S.-based Honeywell will provide automated and continuous monitoring for leaks of dangerous and polluting gases at oil and gas, chemical, and power-generation facilities across Europe.   Order Up: North American companies ordered 20% more robots in Q1 2021 compared to Q1 2020, according to the industry trade group Association for Advancing Automation. Purchases totaled 9,098 units valued at $466 million in Q1.   I Fly, You Fly, AI Fly: The Air Force’s new Skyborg Autonomy Core System (ACS), an autonomous AI platform, flew a pilotless drone over Florida and the Gulf of Mexico, proving the AI could adhere to basic flight commands.   Reality Check: An interview with Sergio Cecutta dives deep into SMG Consulting’s Advanced Air Mobility Reality Index, thinking behind it, and top contenders. The index assesses the prospects of companies trying to certify aircraft and bring them to market in large numbers.   Knock Knock, Drone’s Here: The drone delivery market is forecasted to expand at a 53% CAGR from 2020 to 2026. So far, the report shows that North America is leading in drone delivery revenue as impatient consumers request faster fulfillment.   WHAT'S NEW It's the Tech, Trends & Projects We've Been Waiting For... Teledyne completed acquisition of FLIR. Quantum-Systems raised growth funding from 10x Group. Thales, Drones-Center and ZenT demonstrated long-flying hydrogen-cell drones. Skyward and Pix4D announced integrated drone management platform with drone mapping.   WHAT'S NEXT Upcoming Industry Events: Sprint Robotics: Focus on Clean Energy: The Impact of Robotics for I&M, May 26 Robotics Business Review: AI / Machine Learning & Cognitive Robotics, May 26 Interdrone: Surveying & Mapping Summit, May 26 API: Inspection Webinar Series, May 27 eVTOL Insights: Final Friday Virtual Networking, May 28 NACE: Robotics for Corrosion Management, Inspection, & Maintenance, June 1-2 FAA: 6th Annual FAA UAS Symposium, June 9-10 Energy Drone & Robotics Coalition with Skyward: Starting Your Drone Program Right the First Time, June 10   WHAT ELSE Robot Espionage Kiwibot recently announced its next-gen Kiwibot 4.0 delivery robot upgrade. Billing itself as “the world’s best pedestrian,” Kiwibot will be using its myriad of onboard sensors not just to find its way to customers’ homes, but also to gather data about the local community — which can then be fed back to the powers that be.   “If you think about a city, there’s tens of thousands of decisions that need to be made [on a constant basis],” Diego Varela, chief operating officer at Kiwibot, told Digital Trends. “I’m talking about large cities on a yearly basis around public spending, tree wells, sidewalks, roads, public lights, traffic lights, etc. We are developing technology to capture a lot of this data and share it with cities so that they have a vested interest to have us operating in their cities, because it will make their life easier.”   I guess you could call these spies, the good guys. (h/t Digital Trends)   WHAT'S BETTER What's better than the Energy Drone & Robotics Newsroom? 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