Data science, machine learning (ML), and artificial intelligence (AI)—combined with the use of drones and robots—are becoming more and more vital for enterprise decision-making.
But most executives don’t feel they have a good grasp on how to use these emerging technologies for decision-making.
It’s important to look at how to start implementing data-driven solutions in the enterprise, examples of successful projects, and where the technology is headed.
It’s a love story in the making.
WHAT'S UP
A Crude Awakening
Reassure Offshore: After rigorous offshore trials, Flylogix and SeekOps have developed a UAS and sensor that can detect low levels of methane emissions, making routine verification available to operators for the first time.
The Power of Awards: A study by Alabama Power that indicates using drone aircraft in storm response can perform inspections up to 4X faster than traditional ground inspections won anEPRI Tech Transfer Award for Power Delivery and Utilization.
Quarter Back: DroneDeployreleased a quarterly update of its State of the Industry Review, where it found that construction, agriculture, and energy experienced an increase in flights compared to Q1 2020, and the energy market saw the most YoY increase in flights (50.1% growth).
Land and Sea Change: AgEagle Aerial Systemsnamed Brandon Torres Declet, current Chief Operating Officer of the Company, as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately, succeeding J. Michael Drozd.
Spot in a Box: Percepto has partnered with Boston Dynamics to create a base for its ground robot, Spot. The box keeps Spot protected from extreme weather conditions, damage, or theft to allow for a fully autonomous inspection cycle in outdoor remote environments.
Robo-safety: Advanced nondestructive-testing (NDT) technology, including drones and robotics, were successfully deployed in Abu Dhabi gas-processing field sites to ensure asset integrity without any compromise on safety while saving time and operational expenses.
WHAT'S NEW
It's the Tech, Trends & Projects We've Been Waiting For...
Tritex NDT just released multi gauge thickness gauges for UAVs, consisting of 3 parts: the gauge, a gel dispenser and a probe holder.
Jumping into the Deep End for Seafloor Exploration
Meet Orpheus, a new class of submersible robot that will identify interesting scientific features on the seafloor. Developed by engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, an evolution of the vision-based navigation that has been used on Mars will now undergo a trial run a little closer to home: off the U.S. East Coast in the Atlantic Ocean.
By utilizing a low-power system of cameras and lights, along with advanced software, Orpheus is an order of magnitude lighter than most deep-sea submersibles. Smaller than a quad bike and weighing about 550 pounds (250 kilograms), Orpheus is designed to be nimble, easy to operate, and rugged while exploring depths inaccessible to most vehicles.
Ultimately, the project team hopes to see a swarm of these underwater robots work as a team to build 3D maps of the vast regions of unexplored ocean floor. Like Mars, the seafloor is there, just waiting to be reached.
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