aerones Wind Turbine Cleaning Robot Startup Aerones Raises Nearly $39 Million Aerones secures $38.9 million to scale its remote-operated robots that wash and inspect wind turbines, replacing dangerous human work.
russia Western Nations Formally Blame Russia for Massive Viasat Satellite Cyberattack The U.S., U.K., and EU officially attribute the February Viasat satellite outage to the Russian government as part of its invasion of Ukraine. The destructive cyberattack disrupts communications across Europe and disables thousands of wind turbines.
wind turbines Sandia Labs Builds Crawling Robot to Detect Hidden Wind Turbine Damage Researchers at Sandia National Labs develop an autonomous crawling robot that uses ultrasonic imaging to find invisible internal flaws in wind turbine blades. This new technology eliminates dangerous manual inspections and catches severe damage long before it becomes visible on the surface.