Innovate UK-funded O.R.I.S.I.S project partners with BOW

BOW picked for renewable energy project

BOW has announced it has been chosen for a new offshore renewable energy project with Innovate UK, including partners ORE Catapult and ACUA Ocean. The O.S.I.R.I.S project will assess the viability of deploying nested robotic systems—a combination of aerial drones and underwater autonomous vehicles to drastically reduce maintenance costs and improve operational efficiency and safety in offshore wind farms.  By 2027, the project aims to introduce …

Innovate UK-funded O.R.I.S.I.S project partners with BOW

An Innovate UK-funded initiative aiming to enhance the efficiency, safety and cost-effectiveness of offshore wind operations has partnered with robotics software company BOW.  The O.S.I.R.I.S project is aiming to deliver a fully autonomous inspection system by 2027 through the deployment of aerial drones and underwater vehicles.  The project has already established partnerships with ORE Catapult and ACUA Ocean and now Sheffield-based BOW’s unive…