Inspecting the Robert Street Bridge with Minnesota DOT and Collins Engineers

The bridge inspection process has changed. The use of automation and drones reduces the need for hands-on inspections, costly bucket trucks, and teams of climbers. In this live talk, the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s Jennifer Wells, Bridge Inspection Engineer, joins us to discuss why they made the shift in 2015 to start using drones for bridge inspection and quickly became an innovative leader in unmanned aerial systems.

Barritt Lovelace, VP of UAS, AI and Reality Modeling at Collins Engineers also joins us, sharing how they partnered with Minnesota DOT to inspect Robert Street Bridge, a historic bridge in downtown St. Paul, and cut their inspection costs by 40%. They walk through how they capture higher-quality data faster, and created precise digital twins using Skydio 3D scan.

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