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Korea’s Nearthlab saves time and money in industrial inspection
- Collected
- 2017.05.30
- Distributed
- 2017.05.31
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- Go Direct
Choi Jae-hyuk, chief executive of Nearthlab is introducing its drone to a customer at
Xponential 2017, a commercial drone conference held from May 8 to 11 in Dallas, Texas.
It takes the drone an hour to conduct maintenance check on a wind turbine, which usually takes a full day for human inspection, said the startup’s chief executive Choi Jae-hyuk.
Nearthlab last year earned 200 million won ($178,428) from its drone for industrial surveillance and expects revenue to reach 400 million won to 500 million won this year.
Nearthlab’s drone uses 3D mapping and surveying technology for self-piloting.
Choi said the firm’s drone can identify a tiny crack in a building as small as 0.3 millimeters using the state-of-the-art thermal and laser sensors. It takes three days for the drone to check safety of a bridge over the Han River, a job that usually takes a week.
Nearthlab’s drones have been deployed for safety inspections at dams, power plants, bridges across the nation from last year.
By Jin Young-tae
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