American Robotics expands drone services to oil and gas industries

Organization Name: American Robotics

Country: USA

Website: american-robotics.com

Year Founded: 2016

Number of Employees: 51-100

Innovation Class: Application & Market

Innovation Subclass: Energy

Description:

American Robotics recently added new capabilities to its Scout System drone to allow oil and gas customers to automate visual inspection of facilities and assets and detect crude oil loss. These new features include high-resolution RGB and thermal camera payloads as well as AI anomaly detection capabilities. These features enable oil and gas customers to perform frequent inspections of things like pumpjacks, heater treaters, tanks, flare stacks, pumps and electrical infrastructure.

Analysis:

American Robotics can provide a level of automated service that no other drone company can because of the landmark approvals it received from the Federal Aviation Administration. In 2021, the company was the first to receive FAA approval to operate autonomous drones without humans on site for research and development, crew training, and market surveys. Last year, this approval was expanded to allow the company to operate its drones commercially without limitation.

Oil and gas plants can be dangerous and expensive facilities to maintain, and new regulations will mean they require even more frequent inspections. Between American Robotics’ deployment flexibility and its new features, the company is ready to make monumental changes in the way oil and gas plants are inspected. RR – Brianna Wessling

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