Perceptual Robotics enables fully automated wind turbine inspection via its Dhalion drone and AI offering. It combines a fully automated drone without the need for a pilot, with an AI-driven image processing pipeline to detect damages (erosion, cracks) in wind turbine blades. The results of the inspections are combined with a web based tool to manage the inspection and maintenance of the blades for a fleet of assets.

It is an innovative solution, already commercially deployed in a growing number of geographies, that offers clients the ability to reduce costs of repairs and increase production by finding damages earlier, while also upskilling their existing teams to use the latest technologies.

The Dhalion system dramatically reduces turbine downtime, increases safety and cuts maintenance costs.

Perceptual Robotics closed its latest funding round with investment from Susten, a leading name in the energy industry. The investment means the Bristol-based company will be able to continue global expansion to new regions and product lines.

The funding will provide both financial and further support from Susten’s experience in sustainability, energy and operations.

Kostas Karachalios, CEO of Perceptual Robotics said: “We are delighted to bring Susten onboard, which will further enhance our work, allowing us to continue to grow as a business. The investment will enhance our company’s aims by further expanding our talented team and support with our expansion into new markets.”

Perceptual Robotics has benefited from a number of successful funding rounds. This investment completes the latest round of funding secured by Perceptual Robotics earlier this year led by One Planet Capital with the participation of a consortium of international investors such as Metavallon VC, TSP Ventures, Brookstreet Equity Partners and Lstone Capital.

The investments have enabled Perceptual Robotics to begin expanding into Southeast Asia, North and South America as well as growing the global team.

In addition to the latest funding, Perceptual Robotics has also welcomed Chrys Vakla, Deputy CEO of Susten, to its board, bringing a further strategic perspective to the company. Her experience and industry understanding will support the company’s technological advances to push the boundaries of robotics and automation.

Chrys Vakla, Deputy CEO of Susten, said: “After a deep dive into robotic services in the renewable sector by Susten, we identified Perceptual Robotics as the leading company due to its advanced technology and an exceptionally skilled and motivated team. I am delighted to join the Board at Perceptual Robotics and I am confident that together we will continue to grow.”

The collaboration of Perceptual Robotics and Susten represents an effective alignment of vision and shared goals. Susten’s ongoing financial support demonstrates its confidence in Perceptual Robotics’ ability to impact real change in the renewable energy sector. Find more out about Susten here: https://susten.com/

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Our Sales and Business Development Manager, Derek Rutherford, is attending and eager to catch up with existing and potential clients as well as to shout about our latest achievements.

Reach out to Derek in Aberdeen to get a meeting booked in. See you there! 👋

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After witnessing our Dhalion complete a test inspection on a wind turbine, we gave a walkthrough of our web portal where our guests could view the results including raw images and processed data.

Interested in finding out how our solution can benefit your maintenance and repair strategy? We offer demos at your convenience.

Get in contact with us for further inquiries or use our contact form: https://www.perceptual-robotics.com/contact/

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Thanks to the development of improved path planning algorithms, which allow our drones to autonomously navigate around the tower and blades with precision and safety, our inspections now use LiDAR and cameras to accurately map the environment.

This development reduces the cost and time required for wind turbine tower inspections while increasing accuracy and guaranteeing full, repeatable inspection coverage.

These updates also make it easy for pilots to switch between blade and tower inspections, or to complete a combined inspection of blades and tower, by including an improved user interface. Customers can choose the type of inspection that suits their needs best.

As part of this process, Perceptual Robotics has also generalised and extended its data processing platform; it will soon be possible to process images from both tower and combined inspections.

New inspection data is continually being integrated into the platform to improve machine learning models and enhance the accuracy of automated damage location predictions. This will continue to improve the speed of processing, consistency of damage reporting and, ultimately, of the maintenance actions resulting from these inspections.

Customers can view the results from both inspections through our Web Portal or comprehensive maintenance reports. These processing and visualization tools allow customers an easy navigation through the structures and makes their life easier by providing them access to all of their data in a single location.

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What better way to celebrate than to get the team together for an urban treasure hunt around Bristol? As a challenge and solution-oriented bunch, this was the perfect task for us to conquer together.

From Argentina to Greece to Madrid to Edinburgh, it was great for all of us to get together in person.

We want to thank everyone who continuously supports us on this journey, especially our customers, partners and our team. We couldn’t do it without them.

We’re excited to see what the next year will bring as we continue to grow our services and elevate wind turbine inspections.

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We’re looking for driven individuals who can think critically and enjoy a dynamic, fast-paced work place.

Available positions are:
• Sales Development Representative
• Robotics Software Developer
• Application Support Engineer (Drone)
• Backend Developer

Check our careers page to find out more: https://apply.workable.com/perceptual-robotics/

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Perceptual Robotics’ CTO and Co-Founder, Kevin Lind, will be giving an exclusive talk at 15:45 on June 1st and 10:30 on June 2nd in Forum 2 about “Optimizing wind turbine maintenance strategies using data mining and predictive analytics”.

We look forward to seeing many of you there. For a chat during the event, please reach out. We would love to tell you more about Perceptual Robotics.

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To ensure your blade management is optimised, our Data Management System reports all information within 48 hours of inspection.

Looking for a tailor-made solution? We can personalise any of our systems to suit your needs. Reach out for a quote via our contact form: https://www.perceptual-robotics.com/contact/ 

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It also gave us the opportunity to showcase our PES magazine interview to the many businesses and new contacts visiting our stand.

Copenhagen, it was a pleasure! You too can discover more about Perceptual Robotics by reading our interview here: https://pes.eu.com/page-turners/wind-47/

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Perceptual Robotics, which is based in the UK and has sites across Europe, provides technology and services for autonomous wind turbine inspections utilising artificial intelligence and drones. The company will use the pre-Series A round to plan its expansion into North America and Latin America, as well as double its team.

It is the latest step for the Bristol-based company, which earlier this year announced it had launched operations in Southeast Asia.

Kostas Karachalios, CEO of Perceptual Robotics, said: “We are thrilled to announce this latest round of funding.

“2022 revenues were strong and the raise will be used to significantly increase the geographical footprint of our already substantial client base as well as scaling up capacity. We also continue to develop, the raise will help us enhance our product offering and further develop and expand our existing products.

“Perceptual Robotics has a proud history in inspecting and processing data from wind turbines and blades onshore with trusted partners across Europe and the UK. With this latest investment, we look forward to continuing our vital work into offshore inspections and advanced analytics, guaranteeing our customers have everything they need to ensure their assets are delivering time and again.”

Historically, previous investment rounds have enabled Perceptual Robotics to commercialise its products, including the deployment of its DOT drone, its popular self-service offering, which customers pilot themselves to perform inspections.

Investors in this round, led by OnePlanetCapital, include L-Stone Capital together with an additional investment by existing investors; Brookstreet Equity Partners, Deeptech Labs, TSP Ventures and Metavallon VC. As well as benefiting financially, Perceptual Robotics will gain valuable support from OnePlanetCapital’s experience joining the group of PEVC funds backing the company. To date, Perceptual Robotics has the backing of four funds from the UK and two from Europe.

Anthony Chant, Investment Director at OnePlanetCapital, the climate change-focused early-stage venture capital fund, said: “We are delighted to be supporting Perceptual Robotics with their continued growth into new geographies and products. An investment by OnePlanetCapital means so much more than just receiving funding. We look forward to providing Perceptual Robotics with the support and counsel they may need in order to continue to turn their dreams into a success.”

Perceptual Robotics’ self-service software uses autonomous technology to collect high-quality wind turbine data in less than 20 minutes. After landing, an artificial intelligence system automatically processes the images to detect any damage and quickly provides clients with all the information they need to carry out preventive maintenance, dramatically reducing turbine downtime, increasing safety and cutting costs. Perceptual Robotics also offers data-processing services with artificial intelligence to detect damages in images provided by its customers.

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