Lineer Robotics provides an AI‑driven modular robotic system that automates medium‑voltage line maintenance tasks such as vegetation clearance, ice removal, and live‑line cutting. The platform uses drone‑assisted deployment, wheel locomotion, and a robotic arm to perform work from a safe distance, while a cloud interface supplies telemetry and fleet management. This reduces reliance on bucket‑truck crews, improves worker safety, and lowers downtime for transmission and distribution utilities.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Utility transmission and distribution operators must perform frequent, hazardous maintenance on medium‑voltage lines—such as vegetation clearance, live‑line cutting, and ice removal—using labor‑intensive, bucket‑truck‑based methods. Skilled lineworkers are in short supply, and manual work exposes personnel to electrical, mechanical, and environmental risks, leading to high downtime and elevated operational costs.
Solution
Lineer Robotics delivers a modular, AI‑driven robotic platform that automates core line‑maintenance tasks while keeping human operators at a safe distance. Integrated image‑processing and sensor‑fusion algorithms detect branches, assess ice load, and generate precise cutting trajectories for a robotic arm capable of live‑line operations. A drone‑mounted deployment system positions the robot directly onto the conductor and transports it between poles, eliminating the need for climbers or bucket trucks. The wheel‑based locomotion adapts to all medium‑voltage wire diameters and moves at up to 20 m min⁻¹, enabling rapid, repeatable interventions. All modules are weather‑sealed to IP67 and meet MIL‑STD‑461 EMI standards, ensuring reliable performance in harsh field conditions. Operators monitor missions and receive diagnostic data through a secure cloud interface, allowing centralized scheduling and performance analytics.
Target Audience
Primary customers are transmission and distribution utilities and third‑party grid‑maintenance contractors that require safe, efficient, and scalable solutions for medium‑voltage line upkeep.
Features
- Plug‑and‑play modular architecture with interchangeable mission modules (branch cutting, ice breaking, coating)
- AI‑powered computer vision for real‑time branch detection and ice‑thickness measurement
- Autonomous robotic arm capable of live‑line cutting under energized conditions
- Drone‑assisted wire positioning and pole‑to‑pole transport for rapid deployment
- Wheel locomotion compatible with all medium‑voltage conductor sizes, forward speed up to 20 m min⁻¹
- IP67‑rated enclosure and MIL‑STD‑461 EMI shielding for operation in extreme weather and electromagnetic environments
- Cloud‑based telemetry and remote diagnostics dashboard for fleet management and predictive maintenance