Gecko Robotics is deploying its artificial intelligence and robotics at a West Virginia power plant.
The Pittsburgh-based robotics company reached a partnership with American Bituminous Power Grant Town, a power plant in Grant Town, West Virginia. Financial terms of the three-year deal with the privately owned Gecko weren't disclosed.
The partnership is focused on the use of AI and robotics at the power plant, which powers Grant Town. It will use robots, data integration and analytics and software powered by Gecko Robotics to help reduce electrical interruptions.
"Until Gecko we have not been able to accurately predict where our equipment is going to fail before it does," said American Bituminous Power Plant Manager Steve Friend. "With Gecko, we can stop these outages from happening by making smarter repairs, which at the end of the day is what improves energy reliability and affordability for our customers."
One of the products is called Cantilever, which takes data from the plant, like maintenance records and sensors data, to assess the health of equipment and when it might need to be repaired.
"There is no more guesswork," said Gecko Robotics CEO Jake Loosararian. "We can predict exactly what will fail, automate repair plans using AI to maximize budgets and increase useful life of customer infrastructure."
