How It Works
Clobotics IBISTM Drone-based Inspection
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Step 1
Blades stop in fixed position
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Step 2
Drone activates with the press of a button
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Step 3
Computer vision module begins working
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Step 4
Inspection complete in 25 minutes
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Step 5
Data is transferred to IRIS back end
Clobotics Blade Inspection Service combines our Intelligent Blade Inspection System (IBIS™) drone with our Image Recognition and Insights System (IRIS™) back end to offer the best combination of safety, quality, speed and cost on the blade inspection market.
Clobotics IRISTM Backend Platform
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Step 6
Stitches images for complete blade view
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Step 7
Identifies defects and assesses variety
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Step 8
Locates and sizes each defect
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Step 9
Generates initial inspection report
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Step 10
Manages full product life cycle
Clobotics Blade Inspection Service Benefits
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Safe
No work at heights required
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Fast Capture
IBIS(TM) drone offers completely autonomous inspection from start to finish
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Fast Report Turnaround
IRIS(TM) back end system automatically processes images and identifies defects
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Outstanding quality
Capture defects as small as 1mm x 3mm
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Cost Effective
Opt for Drone as a Service and have your technicians conduct the inspections
Wind Turbines Inspected Worldwide
NEW from Clobotics: - Clobotics Wind Services (Global)
Drone as a Service (DaaS)
Continued development of our Clobotics IBISTM drone technology has led us to a new milestone. We are now able to train your personnel to inspect wind turbine blades with the press of a button, offering an unprecedented level of autonomy and flexibility to your blade inspection jobs.
Clobotics has developed a training program which can be tailored for technicians with different skill sets. The comprehensive training course that takes two days and covers all that is needed to perform the inspections confidently, safely, and efficiently.
To view our full two minute overview video and access our brochure, please visit our DaaS resource page.
Point of View
Why Clobotics believes that 1+1=3 when it comes to automating blade inspections
By Lennart Kuhlmeier, Principal Blade Engineer at Clobotics
Designing visual blade inspection data collection and analysis as an integrated system is what unlocks the highest levels of performance and quality possible. The only way to achieve a fully automatic process is for the analysis system to know exactly what format of data to expect from the data collection system. And a fully automatic system -- from pushing the button to start the inspection to receiving the findings report -- will enable turnaround times for receiving a complete blade damage overview measured in minutes or at most hours versus the days or even weeks that most customers wait today.
Clobotics Wind Services (Europe and China)
Digital Blade Repair
Clobotics Digital blade repair, a revolutionary methodology for supporting and documenting a craftsman's work. By using the state of the art technology for assessing the blade condition and documenting electronically the entire blade repair process, Clobotics digitalizes the entire workflow and enables the effective use of artificial intelligence (AI) to reduce both the time and the cost of maintaining WTG machines. The blade repair process is digitalized via our app and supports the repair crew with procedures, work instruction and guidelines during the blade repair. The app ensures that all processes are being followed and documented seamlessly.
Clobotics digital blade repair is based on merging state of the art technology, inhouse training and quality management. It features a seamless monitoring and management of the entire workflow and cost of blade repair campaigns.
Clobotics Wind Service (Europe and China)
Additional Wind Services
Beyond our blade inspection and repair services, Clobotics offers a number of other services to help our wind asset owner customers including:
1. Internal blade inspections by robot
2. Structural inspection of foundation and offshore structures
3. Training of repair techs
4. Turnkey offshore inspections combining drone and robot technologies and including vessel charter and logistics
5. Wind Turbine blade cleaning by drone
Contact Us
To discuss our services further or to arrange for a "proof of concept" demonstration, send us a message.
Recent News
In the Press
Clobotics and ArthWind partner to lead Brazilian blade inspection market
Clobotics and ArthWind announce Drone as a Service partnership
In the Press
Insights Announcement
Clobotics Wind Services announces the beta release of the Insights tab in our Clobotics IRIS™ portal for viewing, annotating, and collaborating around visual blade inspection results. Insights adds another, deeper level of analysis to help our customers get the most value from the visual blade inspection data collected by our Clobotics IBIS™ system. This initial […]
In the Press
Clobotics acquires Danish Blade Service to tap wind repair market
October the 28th, 2021 – Clobotics today announces, through its wholly owned subsidiary Clobotics Denmark ApS, the acquisition of Denmark-based Danish Blade Service ApS (“DBS”), a leading independent wind turbine repair solution provider serving customers across Europe. It is the third acquisition Clobotics has made in Europe since 2020 and marks a significant milestone to […]
In the Press
Clobotics completes $30MM capital raise to fund continued acceleration of business results
Shanghai/Seattle/Denmark – Clobotics announced today that the company has completed its Series Pre-B-4 capital raise and received an additional $30 million of investment towards its goal of “turning sight into insight” for customers in the wind and retail point of sale industries. Clobotics uses computer vision technology to help customers in two industry verticals: For […]