“Cablewalker” to Help Create Automatic Electrical Grid Maintenance System

12:01, September 25, 2018

The authors will develop the action plan at a forum in Dubai

On September 22 in Dubai, the participants of the UrFU start-up "Laboratory of the Future" opened the XV Ural Youth Energy Forum named "Russia. Power engineering. Human. Selecting the path." The forum, which is taking place at Pearl Park Hotel Apartment in the format of the organizational and activity game will include group work to determine the direction for the development for the country, the electricity industry and every person. A part of the forum is devoted to the strategic planning of the development of the “Kanatokhod” (“Cablewalker”) project, a robotic complex for the diagnosis of power transmission lines, an innovative product by the "Laboratory of the Future". 

"We need to plan the mechatronic, electronic and software parts of the project. It is also important to determine what steps are needed to create an automatic maintenance system for electrical grids, which is unique for the world. Along with that, we will be working out ways to increase the economic efficiency of our start-up", says Alexander Lemekh, head of the Laboratory of the Future.

Over 30 representatives of energy companies and universities are taking part in the forum. Among them are “T Plus”, the Semikhatov SPA of Automatics, UMMC Technical University, IDGC of Urals, the Regional Grid Company, UrFU, USUE and University of Humanities.

The forum will also include a road show of the “Cablewalker” with participation of guests form Nigeria and India. There will be a presentation and a field demonstration of the robotic complex.