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A Longer Leash For Drones: Federal Regulators Allow Avitas Systems To Work Beyond The Line Of Sight

Fred Guterl
November 11, 2018
If you live in oil country, you know what a nodding donkey is. The name derives from the continual up-and-down motion of the arm of a pump pulling crude from an oil well, which suggests a donkey lazily eating grass.
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Power Grid

An Eye For AI: Software Provides An Easier Path For Power Line Safety Inspections

Samantha Shaddock
Kristin Kloberdanz
October 18, 2018
In 2003, Mother Nature turned off the lights on the East Coast. The reason: a short circuit a hot summer day caused on by a chance encounter between an overgrown tree branch and a sagging power line. The problem quickly cascaded through the system, triggering the biggest blackout in North American history.
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The Secret Life Of Drones: AI Takes Airborne Robotic Inspections To A Higher Level

Amy Kover
June 13, 2018
High above in the treetops, flying contraptions dart in and out of the branches, buzzing as they collect vital material. Though they may sound like a swarm of hornets, they are actually more benign, industrious creatures: unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, inspecting the electrical grid.
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That’s Hot! Drones And High-Powered AI Technology Are Transforming Safety Inspections

Tomas Kellner
September 07, 2017
The inspector sits at the controls, eyes glued to the screen as the autonomous drone flies past working flare stacks and heated gas plumes. It buzzes from place to place, identifying corrosive spots, marking them for maintenance.
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New Company Will Use Drones, Crawling Robots, AI And Predictive Analytics To Inspect Hard-To-Reach Places

Tomas Kellner
June 13, 2017
Routine inspections at oil and gas facilities can be slow and costly. They’re also dangerous — flare stacks at petroleum refineries can be heated in the hundreds of degrees, and have to cool before inspectors can begin the treacherous climb to check them out. Workers typically collect the data by hand. The results can take weeks.
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