Drone

Equinor awarding pioneering wireless subsea drone contract

Submitted by Editorial staff on 2nd October 2019

02nd October 2019

Equinor, on behalf of the Njord licence, has awarded Saipem a subsea service contract using a wireless underwater intervention drone and an ROV.

Flyability launches Elios 2 for intuitive indoor inspections

Submitted by Editorial staff on 30th April 2019

30th April 2019

With new intelligent flight handling and improved data collection capabilities, Elios 2 brings unprecedented ease of use and data quality in the inspection of areas that no other drone can access.

“Forecasts for drones are wrong” says leading British drone expert at China summit

Submitted by Editorial staff on 25th June 2018

25th June 2018

Robert Garbett, Founder and Chief Executive of British Company, Drone Major Group Ltd, the UK’s first global trade organisation for the drone industry, delivered a keynote speech on Saturday 23 June at Drone World Congress in Shenzhen, China, one of the world’s leading forums for the drone industry.

Energy networks take to the skies as drones project gets off the ground

Submitted by Editorial staff on 22nd May 2018

22nd May 2018

A landmark new project is paving the way for utility companies to use drones to inspect their network infrastructure for the first time.

Further class approval for Drone inspection of confined spaces for RIMS from KRS expands options for shipowners

Submitted by Editorial staff on 20th February 2018

20th February 2018

RIMS (Robotics In Maintenance Strategies) have secured a further class approval from Korean Register of Shipping (KRS) for the use of Remote Inspection Techniques (drones) during surveys of enclosed spaces.