Robotics Engineering for Energy & Utilities

Four kinds of bounded work: a cleaning mechanism trial on test or isolated rows, treated as live in daylight, a sensor payload on an inspection platform you already run, a fixture or loading aid for your meter or panel test bench, and a handling aid for spares and kit inside a plant. Each starts on a bench and reaches site only under your permit. Waste and water treatment sit on our Environment & Sustainability page, mines on Mining and towers on Telecom.

No. Operating, isolating, earthing or working on lines and apparatus is for your designated, certified persons under your permit-to-work. Our engineers design and test devices and take part in trials as contributors, and the device stays on the route and outside the clearances your permit sets. Live-line tools, switching, work inside energised enclosures and anything needing an electrical licence fall outside this page and need specialist arrangements.

A trial is designed to answer that for your module; we cannot answer it in advance. Coating wear differs by module type and cleaning method, so the plan includes spare modules on a bench, uncleaned and manually cleaned reference rows, and before-and-after checks your engineer selects. Warranty acceptance comes from the module manufacturer, and a short trial does not prove long-term durability, water savings or a generation gain.

A payload trial shows whether the mount and sensor capture usable thermal, acoustic or visual readings at the same inspection points across repeated runs, and how closely they agree with your handheld readings. Judging that a joint, bushing or breaker is deteriorating is condition assessment, which needs your asset engineers, reference data and separate validation. We report missed points, poor captures and data loss so you can judge its value.

Not in the starter scope. Devices work offline or on an isolated link, and data leaves the site only through your approved transfer process. We declare every controller, laptop and storage device we bring to site. If you later need data exchange with plant systems, your OT security team sets the interface, isolation and testing, as a separately scoped package.

You do, and terms are fixed before anything is shared. The engagement states what we may receive, where it is stored, who can see it, how long it is kept and how it is returned or deleted at the end. Layouts, single-line diagrams and inspection images are treated as confidential infrastructure information. We keep images of people to a minimum and never reuse site data to train models without your written permission.

Yes, for a defined package with clear deliverables and review points, timed around your outage, season or test schedule. Tell us the work and where it happens; we propose profiles against real availability and you interview. Engineers complete your induction and follow your permit rules as engineering contributors. They do not become designated electrical persons, run your plant or replace your maintenance contractor.

Cost follows the number of module types or variants, bench and test-array work, the supervised site time your permit process needs, environmental testing and documentation. We estimate supervision and reporting effort, not only fabrication. The trial closes with editable files, a results pack listing failures and untested conditions, and our view on whether to continue, simplify, buy commercial equipment or stop. Spares, repairs and rollout are separate agreements.