Press “Choosing a drone for wind-turbine blade inspections is the safer choice,” says Ben Marchionna, Head of Global Operations at SkySpecs, a U.S.-based robotics company. “It is far safer than a wind tech hanging off a rope at high altitude while in high winds and for extended periods of time, often day after day.” This type of manual inspection can take up to a full day for a single tower and months for a full fleet of turbines.
Source: Drones: A safer option for up-tower blade inspections
