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Critical infrastructure surveillance

Automated inspection and diagnostics of energy infrastructure: transmission lines, power poles, substations, transformers, power plants, solar installations and wind farms.

AssetsLines · substations · farms
ModePredefined flight paths
DataHigh-res visual, real time
TerrainRemote & mountainous

Overview

Uptime depends on seeing problems early

DBOX is a state-of-the-art autonomous drone docking station, built for automated inspection and diagnostics of energy infrastructure. It provides exceptional value in monitoring large-scale and remote assets such as transmission lines, power poles, substations, transformers, power plants, solar installations, and wind farms. Following predefined flight paths, the system collects high-resolution visual data in real time, enabling early detection of damage or risks caused by environmental factors like fallen trees, avalanches, strong winds, or severe storms. This remote inspection is especially valuable in mountainous and hard-to-access areas, where manual checks are complex, time-consuming, and resource-intensive.

The challenge

  • Large-scale, remote assets spread over hard terrain
  • Manual checks are complex, time-consuming and costly
  • Storm and environmental damage must be found fast
  • Unplanned downtime is expensive
  • Climbing inspections put crews at risk
Drone view of an industrial fire incident

The solution

Scheduled aerial diagnostics of the grid

  • Docking stations placed along transmission corridors and at plants
  • Predefined flight paths repeated automatically, in all seasons
  • High-resolution visual data collected and streamed in real time
  • Early detection of damage from trees, wind, ice and storms
  • Maintenance teams assess conditions and prioritise repairs remotely
  • Automated processing streamlines maintenance planning

Why it works

01

Continuity of supply

Accurate situational awareness avoids costly downtime and unplanned interruptions.

02

Hard-to-reach coverage

Mountainous and remote corridors inspected without sending crews.

03

Repeatable data

Identical flight paths make inspections comparable over time.

04

Storm response

Damage mapped within minutes of an event, before crews deploy.

05

Thermal diagnostics

Hot spots on lines, transformers and panels detected before failure.

06

Lower inspection cost

Automated flights replace helicopter and climbing inspections.

Applications

Key benefits

From reactive repairs to planned maintenance

Next step

See the system live

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