RobotMe summary
Percepto has launched Axion, a software-as-a-service platform intended to analyze inspection data from supported third-party drones, fixed and mobile sensors, existing archives, and Percepto's own autonomous systems. The company says Axion organizes findings by asset, relates anomalies to equipment context and inspection history, and lets operators query their data in plain language.
The launch marks a software-first expansion for Percepto rather than an exit from hardware. The company says it will continue selling its Ranger drones and Harbor stations while opening its analytics to other data sources. Percepto reports that Axion uses more than 160 specialized models trained with over 100,000 hours of autonomous-inspection data, and says it has a new multiyear transmission-line inspection contract with an unnamed U.S. energy company.
The model count, training-data total, and examples of detecting downed wires or thermal anomalies are company claims; Percepto has not published independent accuracy, false-positive, or maintenance-outcome results for Axion. The important product change is reduced hardware lock-in: infrastructure operators can start with data they already collect and add Percepto systems where they want more frequent coverage.