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05/29/2019

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Welcome to the Future of Offshore Wind Farm Inspection

A new £4 million cross-sector innovation project is set to develop the world’s first fully autonomous robotic inspection and repair solution for offshore wind farms

Official Press Release ORE Catapult:

Autonomous vessels, drones and crawling robots – welcome to the future of offshore wind farm inspection and repair

New £4m project set to develop world’s first fully autonomous offshore wind inspection and repair solution

A new £4 million cross-sector innovation project is set to develop the world’s first fully autonomous robotic inspection and repair solution for offshore wind farms, which is expected to save the average wind farm approximately £26 million over the course of its lifetime. The Innovate UK-funded MIMRee (Multi-Platform Inspection, Maintenance and Repair in Extreme Environments) is an ambitious two-year project bringing in expertise from the fields of robotics, non-destructive testing, artificial intelligence, space mission planning, marine and aerial engineering and... ... More: Official Press Release ORE Catapult

Keywords:: ORE Catapult, offshore, wind farm, inspection, repair, autonomous, vessel, robot, drone, project, UK, innovation

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