Wind
Wind
Onshore and offshore wind turbine operations and maintenance. Blades, towers and nacelles at 80–120 m height make access the dominant cost, which is why robotics enters here first.
Task maturity · five steps · every value is an analyst assessment
| Task | Maturity | Dominant approach | Vendors | Deployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blade visual inspection | Mature | Drone-based | 3 | 1 |
| Tower and nacelle inspection | Scaling | Drone-based | ||
| Blade cleaning | Early commercial | Rope/cable-suspended robot | 1 | |
| Lightning-protection testing | Early commercial | Rope/cable-suspended robot | 1 | |
| Blade repair | Pilot | Rope/cable-suspended robot | 3 | |
| Contact NDT | Pilot | Blade crawler |