Inspection & Security
Drones and quadrupeds for site inspection and patrol.
Questions to answer before choosing
Use these three questions to define the job before comparing products.
- Which hazards, defects or anomalies must the system detect?
- What terrain, weather and communications conditions will it face?
- How are alerts verified and connected to the existing incident workflow?
When not to automate yet
A short pause can prevent an expensive pilot with no owner or measurable outcome.
- Repeatable routes and defects with observable evidence
- Hazardous or hard-to-reach areas where remote capture helps
- Operations with a defined alarm and work-order owner
- Sensor evidence against trained inspector findings
- Communications, weather and route recovery
- Data retention, privacy and regulatory requirements
- A replacement for human judgment on unusual findings
- A reason to ignore false alarms
- A successful pilot with movement but no action
Three ways to solve the same problem
Choose the lowest layer that reliably removes the bottleneck.
Process first
Standardize the workflow, remove unnecessary steps and measure the bottleneck before buying technology.
Software automation
Use workflows, RPA or AI agents when the work is digital and the inputs and exceptions can be defined.
Physical robot
Use an arm, AMR, drone or humanoid when movement in the real world is the constraint to remove.
Tools for this scene · 13 tools
DJI Matrice 350 RTK
Drones
Industrial drone flagship for inspection
XAG
Drones
Agricultural drones and farm robots
Deep Robotics X30
Service & Companion Robots
Industrial quadruped for power inspection
LimX Dynamics CL-1
Humanoid Robots
Humanoid mastering stairs and dynamic terrains
Boston Dynamics Spot
Service & Companion Robots
Agile quadruped robot for industrial inspection
Cognex
Industrial Automation
Machine vision and industrial barcode reading solutions
Percepto
Drones
Autonomous drone-in-a-box solution for industrial site monitoring.
Flyability Elios
Drones
Collision-tolerant drone for indoor inspection in confined spaces.
Skydio
Drones
Autonomous drones with advanced obstacle avoidance for inspection and public safety.
DJI
Drones
Leading drone technology for aerial imaging and industrial applications.
Skydio X10
Drones
Autonomous inspection drone, no pilot needed
Unitree Go2
Service & Companion Robots
Quadruped robot dog from $1,600
Autel EVO Max 4T
Drones
Enterprise drone with thermal imaging