“Kanatokhod” Presented at Dubai Innovation Week

13:35, February 28, 2019

The developers are planning to sign an agreement with Dubai Electricity and Water Authority

“Laboratory of the Future” (an UrFU project and “Skolkovo” IT cluster resident) presented a unique device for electrical grid local repair called “Kanatokhod” (“Cable Walker”) at the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) Innovation Week in Dubai.

The Emirate of Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and DEWA CEO HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer visited the “Kanatokhod” project’s stand.

“We are planning to sign a comprehensive agreement with DEWA. It will include arrangements regarding the pilot project of integrated monitoring and data analysis, creating the largest UAE city’s digital power supply system and opening a service company for electrical grid maintenance in Dubai and Middle East,” Alexander Lemekh, the UrFU “Laboratory of the Future” Director, says.

An invitation to take part in the event was a result of the successful pilot project in cooperation with DEWA – a state company providing water and power supply in Dubai.

Mind you, in September, 2018, the “Laboratory of the Future” developers presented the basic technology and software for the “Kanatokhod” at one of the DEWA facilities. “Kanatokhod” (“Cable Walker”) is a system for automatic diagnosis and maintenance of overhead power lines.