Challenge
The IPP's existing thermal inspection process relied on a manned helicopter once per year, with PDF reports that were difficult to action. They needed quarterly coverage at lower cost and a workflow that fed cleanly into their O&M ticketing system.
Solution
Remote Robotic built an autonomous mission template per site using Mavic 3 Thermal and DJI Pilot 2, paired with Raptor Maps for AI-driven defect classification. We trained two of the customer's O&M technicians and integrated the defect feed into their existing ServiceMax tickets.
Outcome
A two-tech team now covers 14 sites totalling 220 MW in a single 12-hour day, four times per year. Defect-to-ticket time dropped from weeks to hours, and the program identified 1,840 anomalies across the first deployment — 47 of which were graded as immediate-action.