With a first of its kind BVLOS waiver, the FAA allowed Verizon Skyward to inspect critical communications infrastructure with Percepto drones during a recent wildfire in Washington state Along with…
At Percepto, we’re dedicated to sharing the experiences and ideas that will help shape the future of autonomous robot and visual data management technology and how it’s applied. Our blog is the home for content, announcements, and documentation of the experiences our team and our clients have in the field as visual data analysis and autonomous robotics continue to drive an increasing amount of value to enterprise companies worldwide.
With a first of its kind BVLOS waiver, the FAA allowed Verizon Skyward to inspect critical communications infrastructure with Percepto drones during a recent wildfire in Washington state Along with…
The pandemic is not only changing the way we use technology, it’s fundamentally redefining our relationship with it. The way we feel about Zoom and Slack today will affect the…
The rapid advances in drone technology in recent years, along with a “perfect storm” of AI, analytics, and Internet of Things convergence, has been driving increased adoption of autonomous drone…
In a recent joint webinar with Frost & Sullivan, we found that 85% of organizations surveyed had already implemented or were considering implementing autonomous technology in light of today’s situation….
The move towards autonomous technology is driving the demand for streamlined regulatory approval processes. Percepto is working with regulators worldwide, setting standards and paving the way for a truly autonomous…
In Florida, the Atlantic hurricane season – roughly from June to November – is the time of year that utility companies dread. What’s more, in recent years the number and…
As we touched on in a previous post, for both companies that remain active and those that have temporarily shut down in light of the Coronavirus crisis, autonomous technology is…
In times of crisis like today, critical infrastructure is the glue that holds modern society together. And with nearly a quarter of the world’s population stuck at home, electric power…
The coronavirus has exposed the soft underbelly of critical infrastructure and industrial sites worldwide – workforce availability. As more and more companies implement business continuity plans to deal with the…
Earlier month, I had the honor of delivering a keynote at this year’s Calcalist Industrial Conference in Tel Aviv. In a session in the “Implementing New Technology in Legacy Industries”…
If your heavy industry sites are devoting manpower, time, and resources to security, safety, O&M, and regulatory compliance, then you’re ready to take the leap and enter the era of…
The further forward we go, the further back we have to explore in order to go forward again. ~~ Stephen Gardiner The successes of the autonomous drone industry in the…
Renewable energy is the key to a cleaner, brighter energy future. And solar is one of the most promising global sources of renewable energy. It’s cheaper (and arguably cleaner) than…
For most industrial site operators and security team members, it’s easy to see the value of having a live “eye in the sky” on-site to assist in rapidly gaining situational…
The answer to this question is evolving and at a rapid pace. When the first viable commercial drones hit the market, industries initially saw only the most obvious and familiar…
Below the radar of the public eye, drone technology is radically changing the way insurance companies mitigate risk and process claims. The insurance industry has quietly turned into one…
Regulators have accepted that drones are a permanent part of our skyscape. And this makes the path to autonomous drones playing a large role in commercial and industrial ecosystems is…
One might assume that because truly autonomous drones operations require more complex hardware and more sophisticated software, that the cost of operations would naturally increase. In fact, autonomous drone operations…
In many industries, such as renewable energy, mining, port and sea terminals and utilities operations, safety incidents can lead to serious organizational accidents, as well as potentially fatal harm. With…
Like many cutting-edge technologies in the Industry 4.0 movement, drone-in-a-box solutions are being explored and evaluated for their benefits to site operations. Drones have played a large role in the…