Why utilities buy this

Substations fail between inspection rounds

Thermal faults develop quietly

Loose connections, aging busbars and overloaded feeders heat up over days or weeks. Found late, they become outages; found early, they are a planned maintenance ticket.

Manual rounds are low-frequency

Budget pressure pushes substation rounds to weekly or monthly. Every day between rounds is a blind window — and night-time thermal contrast is when the best data is captured.

Access is restricted, terrain is not flat

Rails and fixed cameras cover a few spots. A legged robot climbs steps, crosses gravel, goes indoors and out — one platform covering the whole site.

What the system does on every round

Dual-spectrum thermal + visible inspection of switchgear, transformers, cable joints and busbars, with radiometric data exported to your asset records.
AI meter and gauge reading — the robot reads dials and digital displays it passes, logs values with timestamps and flags out-of-range readings.
Anomaly alerts with geolocation — a temperature rise above your threshold triggers an alarm pinned to the exact asset on the site map.
All-weather patrols — rain, heat or dust; night rounds capture the thermal contrast daytime misses.
GPS-denied SLAM navigation — reliable under high-voltage structures, inside GIS buildings and in cable corridors where GNSS is unavailable.
Open data interface — reports and alarms feed your SCADA, CMMS or historian through REST API and webhooks.

Substation patrol configuration

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Typical configuration

Reference specification — adapted to your substation

Thermal camera	Radiometric, e.g. 640×512 resolution, with temperature-range presets for electrical vs. mechanical targets
Visible camera	4K with optical zoom for meter and label reading
Meter reading	AI OCR for dials, LED/LCD displays and flag indicators; configurable tolerance thresholds
Navigation	3D LiDAR SLAM, GPS-denied capable; step and ramp traversal for switchyard terrain
Runtime / charging	120+ minutes typical; auto-dock charging; night-round scheduling supported
Environmental	IP67 typical; operating temperature range suitable for outdoor utility duty
Software	ROS 2 + Python SDK, REST API, dashboard with live map, alarm pinning and CSV/PDF report export
Integration	Alarm webhooks to SCADA/CMMS; data export compatible with historians and asset systems

Scope note: High-voltage exposure is handled by keeping the robot at your site’s defined safe distances with geofenced patrol routes — your HSE rules remain the authority. Live-line work clearances are respected in route design.

From assessment to live rounds

Deployment and expected value

Site mapping

Substation layout, assets, terrain, comms and safe-distance rules mapped into patrol routes.

System build & test

Platform and payloads integrated; thermal thresholds and meter-reading models tuned on your asset types.

Commission & handover

Live on site, operators trained, alerts wired into your existing systems.

4–8

weeks to deployment (typical)

24/7

round coverage incl. night thermal

100%

of assets logged per round

REST

API / webhook integration

Map your substation and we’ll scope the rounds

Send us the site size, asset types and current inspection schedule. We’ll come back with a route plan, system configuration and indicative pricing within one business day.

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