About BladeBUG

BladeBUG is developing advanced robots to assist technicians in the inspection and repair of offshore wind turbine blades

BladeBUG was founded by wind turbine blade engineer Chris Cieslak. Under a grant from Innovate UK, Chris and his team are developing and trialling BladeBUG, a lightweight hexapod robot that can walk directly on wind turbine blades, transforming operations at offshore wind farms.

The robot uses modular tools to scan and conduct preventative maintenance, without exposing human technicians to the harsh offshore conditions.

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BladeBUG appoints engineering luminary Professor Peter Childs as Chairperson

  • 20th January 2021
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London, UK, Robotics startup company BladeBUG has announced the appointment of Peter Childs as Chairperson to help steer the organisation and meet its ambitious goals for the rollout of repair and maintenance robots in the offshore wind sector.

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First robotic ‘blade walk’ on a wind turbine opens door to significant cost cuts in offshore renewables

The UK has achieved the world’s first blade walk by a robot on an offshore wind turbine, thanks to BladeBUG and the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult. Over two days in mid-October, the six-legged inspect-and-repair robot repeatedly scaled blades at ORE Catapult’s 7MW Levenmouth Demonstration turbine off the coast of Fife.

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