Enterprise Inspection Intelligence
Replace manual inspection with automated AI analysis.
Orb turns drone footage into structured defect reports — with AI-powered detection, severity scoring, and audit-ready documentation delivered in hours, not weeks.
Orb hero visual — drone footage analysis interface showing detected powerline defects highlighted with bounding boxes and severity scores
Powering inspections for
60%
Reduction in manual inspection time
10×
More defects detected per survey
100%
Audit-ready documentation
48h
Average turnaround time
The Problem
Manual inspection doesn't scale.
- Inspectors miss defects due to fatigue and volume
- Reports take weeks and vary in quality across teams
- No standardised severity scoring or defect taxonomy
- Scaling inspection programs means linearly scaling headcount
Illustration of manual inspection bottleneck — stacks of unreviewed drone images
Orb interface showing AI-detected defects on powerline assets with severity labels and confidence scores
The Orb Solution
AI that sees what humans miss.
- Automated defect detection across all asset types and conditions
- Consistent severity scoring using your standards and taxonomy
- Structured, audit-ready reports generated in hours
- Review and approve AI findings in an intuitive web interface
Capabilities
Everything you need for scalable inspection.
Automated Defect Detection
AI models trained on millions of inspection images identify cracks, corrosion, vegetation encroachment, and component damage automatically.
Severity Scoring
Every defect is scored against your standards — critical, major, minor — so your teams can prioritise repairs by risk.
Rapid Turnaround
Upload footage and receive structured reports within 48 hours. No more weeks-long backlogs.
Audit-Ready Reports
Every finding is documented with geo-tagged imagery, defect classification, and severity — ready for regulators and auditors.
Custom Defect Taxonomy
Configure detection models and severity scales to match your asset types, standards, and internal classification systems.
Multi-Network Coverage
Orb works across transmission, distribution, substations, and any linear or point-based infrastructure asset.
Inspection Workflow
From flight to report in hours, not weeks.
- 1. Capture — fly your standard drone inspection route and collect footage
- 2. Upload — drag and drop footage into the Orb platform securely
- 3. Analyse — AI processes every frame, detecting and classifying defects
- 4. Review — your team reviews AI findings, approves or adjusts severity
- 5. Report — download audit-ready reports or push results to your asset management system
Step-by-step workflow diagram showing capture, upload, analyse, review, and report stages
Industry Solutions
Orb for your industry.
Utilities
Inspect your entire network without the backlog.
Grid operators are under pressure to inspect more infrastructure, more frequently, with the same or smaller teams. Manual footage review creates a bottleneck that delays maintenance decisions and increases risk.
- Supports DJI, Skydio, and custom enterprise drone platforms
- Defect categories: corrosion, conductor damage, vegetation, insulator faults, structural
- ESRI GIS, SAP PM, and IBM Maximo connectors
- Configurable severity thresholds per asset class
Case Study
How Ausgrid reduced inspection time by 60%
Ausgrid — NSW transmission and distribution network operator
60%
Reduction in inspection time
“We went from a 6-week post-flight review cycle to 48 hours. Orb doesn't just save time — it gives us confidence that nothing is missed.”
Michael Chen
Network Integrity Manager, Ausgrid
Mining
Aerial inspection for mining infrastructure.
Automated drone inspection analytics for conveyors, tailings structures, and mining infrastructure. Detect structural issues before they become safety incidents.
- Conveyor and tailings dam structural analysis
- Vegetation encroachment monitoring
- Stockpile measurement and change detection
- Integration with mine planning systems
Construction
Drone-based progress documentation and inspection.
Periodic aerial surveys give project managers objective progress data and early warning on structural issues — without being on site.
- Automated progress comparison against BIM models
- Structural defect detection for concrete and steel
- Volumetric analysis for earthworks
- Time-series imagery for stakeholder reporting
“Orb transformed our vegetation management program. We went from a six-week turnaround to 48 hours, and we're catching defects our field crews never could have spotted at scale. It's paid for itself many times over.”
Sarah Nguyen
Head of Asset Intelligence, Essential Energy