ACIDRONES, the EU-funded project supported by Rima Network (Grant agreement ID: 824990), ends this month. This project has been carried out by VES and Buqueland, two companies from the south of Spain with international projection. This innovative project combined artificial intelligence systems with virtual reality and aerial robotics. During the last year we have succeeded in developing a prototype aircraft…

There are more than 50.000 large merchant ships worldwide that require, by the international maritime regulation, detailed inspections (including visual, wall thickness, and paint coating) in tanks and holds every 5 years. The ACIDRONES is an EU-funded project supported by RIMA (Robotics for Infrastructure Inspection and Maintenance Grant agreement ID: 824990). This project aims to push the limits of aerial robots for wall thickness…