Autonomous drone inspection

SkySpecs’ blade inspections are automated from start to finish, minimizing the need to allocate highly trained and expensive human resources to the job

German wind farm giant Siemens is collaborating with U.S. company SkySpecs to deploy automated drone technology for offshore wind-turbine inspections. The goal is to develop a push-button inspection system that is faster, repeatable, and more efficient than existing methods.

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