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THE FUTURE OF REPAIR DRONES

Drones to Repair Turbine Blades are just the Beginning 

STICKY SITUATION

Using Artificial Gecko Skin to Stick to Vertical Blade Walls

Researchers at Stanford created an artificial gecko skin made of micron-thick hairs that can stick to completely smooth vertical walls with no adhesive or glues. Utilizing this material on the bottom of drone landing feet could allow for drones to attach themselves to the wall of a wind turbine blade oriented vertically. If implemented, this would allow for swarms of drones to repair all three blades of a turbine at once. 

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What our company can mean for the future of industrial drones

  • Drone technology has advanced dramatically over the past decade.

  • The most significant progress has occurred in military and cinematography applications.

  • However, these drones primarily operate without physically interacting with fixed structures — aside from landing.

  • Windbreaker Engineering is developing a new class of drone designed to make precise, controlled contact with stable objects and perform repair tasks.

  • This innovation lays the groundwork for future “construction-class” drones capable of operating power tools, manipulating materials, and performing complex maintenance operations.

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