Loggerhead Ventures leads the spherical with follow-on from One Planet Capital, fueling AI-powered drones for wind farm upkeep.
Perceptual Robotics has secured contemporary funding to scale its autonomous wind turbine inspection platform. Loggerhead Ventures led the spherical, with follow-on funding from One Planet Capital. The Thessaloniki-based firm introduced the deal on Could 5, 2026.
The corporate combines autonomous drones and synthetic intelligence to examine wind farms. Its platform captures high-resolution knowledge, classifies injury, and delivers complete experiences inside 48 hours.
How the Wind Turbine Inspection Platform Works
Perceptual Robotics’ system additionally gives restore prioritization and cost-estimation instruments. Wind farm operators can act earlier and goal essentially the most vital defects.
The know-how has already processed hundreds of wind turbine inspections and a couple of million photos. Earlier protection from Dronelife famous the corporate’s flagship Dhalion DOT system and the EVE mini drone, each constructed round AI-driven injury classification.
Many points nonetheless go undetected in conventional inspections. Roughly 65 % of repairs are unplanned, pushed by rare and expensive inspection cycles.
A minor defect costing round €5,000 can escalate into restore payments exceeding €500,000. Perceptual Robotics says its automated method delivers as much as a 30 % discount in general upkeep prices and a 50 % lower in inspection prices.
Funding Targets Scale and Buyer Assist
The platform helps predictive upkeep, serving to operators handle points earlier than they turn into vital failures. It additionally limits high-risk handbook inspections, enhancing security for technicians.
“This new funding will allow us to scale our operations and additional strengthen help for our prospects, as we turn into the #1 resolution for wind farm house owners and repair suppliers taking management of their inspections with their very own groups,” mentioned Kostas Karachalios, CEO and Co-Founding father of Perceptual Robotics. “We’re excited for what’s forward and grateful to be constructing it with companions who share our imaginative and prescient for a extra environment friendly, sustainable vitality sector.”
“The vitality transition is not only about producing clear vitality – it’s additionally about guaranteeing the environment friendly and dependable operation of the infrastructure that helps it,” mentioned Dr. Evangelos Kosmidis, CEO and Basic Associate at Loggerhead Ventures. “Perceptual Robotics addresses a vital, but typically ignored problem in wind vitality by utilizing know-how that turns knowledge into actionable selections.”
Matt Jellicoe, Co-Founder and Funding Director at One Planet Capital, mentioned: “PR has developed considerably during the last 12 months, exhibiting sturdy buyer pipeline conversion and excessive ranges of trade curiosity as operators admire how a lot they’ll convey down inspection prices. Consequently, we had been very constructive about supporting the enterprise at this stage of its improvement.”
Extra data is accessible at Perceptual Robotics.
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Ian McNabb is a journalist specializing in drone know-how and life-style content material at Dronelife. He’s based mostly between Boston and NH and, when not writing, enjoys mountain climbing and Boston space sports activities.
