What's happening at ScoutDI.

Materials Testing / NDT 2026 — Telford

September 8–11 · The International Centre, Telford, UK. With our partners Thornetix and Hausbots.

ROG.E 2026 — Rio de Janeiro

September 21–24 · Riocentro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ScoutDI represented by our exclusive Brazil partner MJ Solutions.

ASNT 2026 — Columbus

October 12–15 · Columbus, OH. Co-exhibiting with our NDT technology partner Thornetix.

Scout 137 for coke drum inspection

Using Scout 137 Gen 3 in coke drum inspection — adding better visual data, not changing the rules. Free of the drill stem, with 4K zoom, wall-lock stability and unlimited wired flight time.

13 August 2026

Automatic Surface Scan in a Large Storage Tank

A timelapse from inside a Scout 137 tank inspection at RelyOn NUTEC's facility in Trondheim shows what Automatic Surface Scan looks like from the operator's screen: the point cloud filling in, sector by sector, as the drone holds a constant stand-off distance to the wall.

3 July 2026

Integrated Cleaning and UTM in One Controlled Operation

With the Scout 137 Gen 3 UTM Payload, surface preparation and ultrasonic thickness measurement are performed in one continuous, controlled workflow — no repositioning, no extra landings, no tool changes.

5 June 2026

Scout 137 Data Security: A Fully Wired Path from Capture to Cloud

Two questions often come up when we talk to security-minded customers: can the data link be intercepted, and can data be stolen from Scout Portal? Here is how the fully tethered Scout 137 and Scout Portal answer both.

5 June 2026

Scout 137 Data Security: A Fully Wired Path from Capture to Cloud

Can the data link be intercepted? Can data be stolen from the cloud? How a fully wired path, offline-by-default operation and an ISO 27001-certified platform answer the two questions security-minded customers ask most.

Virtual Cage: Full-Coverage Anti-Collision for Safer Inspection Flights

One of the key additions in Software Version 2.4.0 is Virtual Cage, a new anti-collision feature designed to make confined-space drone operations safer and easier.

4 June 2026

Cleveland Tin Projects: Drone-Based 3D LiDAR Mapping Underground

ScoutDI’s tethered drone captured high-density 3D LiDAR data inside the Cleveland Tin Mine in Tasmania. In just a few flights, ~2 million m³ of underground workings were mapped safely, without human entry.

Cleveland Tin Projects · 15 April 2026

Ørsted’s approach to safer, more consistent offshore wind inspections

A practical look at how tethered drone inspections deliver consistent data, reduce downtime, and remove the need for manual entry.

Ørsted

Ørsted’s approach to safer, more consistent offshore wind inspections

Safer turbine foundation inspections with better documentation Executive Summary Ørsted introduced ScoutDI’s tethered drone system for offshore wind turbine foundation inspections.

Ørsted · 28 January 2026

Faster UT inspections with fewer steps: 10 measurements in 2 minutes

Ultrasonic thickness measurements in confined spaces are often slowed down by fragmented workflows. Surface preparation, probe calibration, couplant handling and measurement are typically treated as separate steps, frequently requiring …

16 December 2025

Shell “Turritella” Special Survey

See how Scout 137 enabled safe, efficient inspection with 100% BVLOS operation and zero human entry in a live FPSO environment.

Shell

Autonomous Hydropower Dam Inspection

At Storfinnforsen, KIWA used the Scout 137 to capture 300,000 images across the dam surfaces for Uniper. Spotscale turned the dataset into a navigable 3D model with every crack detected and measurable — about 50% more coverage per flight and an estimated 40 workdays saved compared to manual, scaffolding-based inspection.

Autonomous Hydro-Power dam Inspection

Large-Scale Concrete Structure Data Collection with the Photogrammetry-ready Scout 137 Drone System. Project highlights The autonomy features Auto Surface Scan, Auto Line Scan, Auto Image Capture and Distance Lock are available with …

20 October 2025

Drone-Based Tunnel Inspections: Safer, Smarter and More Efficient

From limited access to full visibility. A drone-based workflow that improves safety, efficiency, and inspection coverage.

The Next-Generation Confined-Space Inspection Drone System

Designed for high-precision data capture in the most challenging environments, the new Scout 137 combines unlimited flight time, survey-grade LiDAR, optical zoom, and smarter UTM workflows in one robust, field-ready platform. What’s …

16 June 2025

How the Scout Portal is changing confined-space inspection

Even before you leave the site, inspection data can be made available through the Scout Portal — to colleagues, asset owners or class representatives.

Hello Solticom performs FPSO Cargo Tank Inspections, 100% BVLOS and without human entry

Hello Solticom demonstrates how confined-space inspections can be done safely, efficiently, and fully remotely.

Solticom

Automated Drone Inspections at Sea: A Glimpse into the Future

A Klaveness Combination Carrier departs from New York, heading for the Bahamas. While the ship is in transit at sea, an advanced robotic system is at work inside one of its cargo tanks.  Deep within the steel confines of the vessel, the …

Klaveness · 12 February 2025

Drone-Based Tunnel Inspections: Safer, Smarter and More Efficient

Inspecting rock formations in Trondheim’s tunnel system. Regular inspections of tunnel reinforcement layers, such as shotcrete and concrete tunnel lining, are crucial for identifying structural weaknesses, water ingress, or signs of …

11 February 2025

Scout 137 Drone System: Software Version 2.0 Now Released!

We are excited to announce the release of the Scout 137 Drone System Software Version 2.0, a significant milestone in the evolution of our technology.

15 January 2025

Hello Solticom performs FPSO Cargo Tank Inspections, 100% BVLOS and without human entry

Efficient and Safe FPSO Cargo Tank Inspections: Discover how the Scout 137 Drone System enabled BVLOS operations with no human entry, delivering superior results in record time.

Solticom · 3 December 2024

A Milestone in Robotic Inspections: The world’s first fully robotic COT inspection with no human entry

Revolutionary FPSO inspection with No Human Entry and Class Sign-Off: Read about the Shell “Turritella” Special Survey, where the Scout 137 and the UTM Payload played integral roles.

Shell · 10 September 2024

IKM Testing inspects Equinor FPSO “Johan Castberg” with Scout 137 Drone System

IKM Testing conducted inspection of the newly built Equinor Johan Castberg FPSO using the Scout 137 Drone System from ScoutDI. The scope was to document the coating condition and as-built structure welded to the underside of the cargo …

Equinor

IKM Testing inspects Equinor FPSO “Johan Castberg” with Scout 137 Drone System

Equinor’s “Johan Castberg” FPSO is a large state-of-the-art offshore production unit destined to operate at the Johan Castberg field in the Barents Sea.

Equinor · 17 June 2024

Scout 137 Drone System in one of the world’s largest indoor climbing facilities

Spectacular point cloud results from test inspection at GRIP Sluppen. GRIP Sluppen is one of the largest sports climbing and bouldering facilities in the world.

12 June 2024

TDBR performs cargo tank inspection on FPSO, gets surveyor approval on-the-spot

The job was to inspect deck transversals, nine in total, and the timing was communicated as “urgent” for the unit back into operation. The job was completed within a 2-hour time frame with the Scout 137 Drone System.

TDBR

TDBR performs cargo tank inspection on FPSO, gets surveyor approval on-the-spot

Executive summary TDBR has performed visual inspection on a large FPSO offshore of Brazil, using the Scout 137 Drone System from ScoutDI. This being a large unit, the tethered solution of the ScoutDI drone becomes indispensable with its …

TDBR · 29 February 2024

Scout Portal updates: improved inspection sharing, SLAM and point cloud rendering

The Scout Portal is our powerful cloud-based tool for inspection data management, offering inspection replay and live streaming. You can upload visual data from any source, to keep all data related to your inspection in one place.

12 February 2024

APPLUS+ inspects cargo tank using Scout 137 Drone System

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Applus+

APPLUS+ inspects cargo tank using Scout 137 Drone System

Applus+ inspected a >20,000 m³ cargo tank for a global oil & gas major with the Scout 137 — no human entry, unlimited flight time, class-accepted data.

Applus+ · 19 September 2023

YINSON PRODUCTION adopting new technology for offshore tank inspection

Executive summary Yinson Production has performed visual inspection of an FPSO unit in cold lay-up, under the supervision of a DNV class surveyor and via assistance of global inspection company Zener Maritime Solutions.

Yinson · 14 August 2023

YINSON adopting new technology for offshore tank inspection

Using the Scout 137 Drone System, YINSON achieved significant quantified benefits in terms of increased safety, time- and cost savings.

Yinson

Live inspection streaming via your mobile phone

Live inspection streaming to the Scout Portal is one of the stand-out features of our end-to-end inspection data solution, and the Scout 137 Ground Station has an Ethernet connector for this purpose.

18 July 2023

Cargo tank inspection: Photo series

The Scout 137 Drone can easily inspect structures that would otherwise require humans climbing with ropes or on scaffolding to get visual documentation.

21 April 2023

Next-Gen Scout 137 arrives

The Scout 137 Drone System has had several updates and design improvements since it was first launched on the market. We’ve always been proud of the model and now we have some major improvements that deserve extra attention! All new …

13 March 2023

Cargo tank inspection: The right people and the right tools

To Simon Ruddick, a combined visual and UT drone platform could mean a welcome goodbye to rope access and scaffolding. Ever since he started out as a trainee in a local UK company in the late 80s, Simon Ruddick has been inspecting and …

17 February 2023

ScoutDI uses Software-in-the-loop (SIL) for development, testing and training

Please have a look at this video, showing a simulation of the Scout137 Drone inside a mine passage. You can see how the drone takes off and rises towards the ceiling, before proceeding further into the passage. Parts of the sequence …

Data trends in inspection and maintenance

In order to ensure the safety and integrity of industrial assets, inspection technology must consist of two key parts: Data acquisition. The right data needs to be collected with sufficient coverage and precision. Data science.

Image quality in drone cameras, Part 2 – Getting better images from indoor drone inspections

In part 1 we looked at factors that influence camera image quality – beyond the number of megapixels, being the parameter typically used to highlight image quality potential. Now let’s put it into the context of indoor drone inspection.

Remote Drone-based Ship Hull Survey (REDHUS) and the path to autonomy

Caused by or at least aggravated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the shipping world has seen a surge in the need for remote inspection in the last few years.

Redhus · 25 November 2022

Image quality in drone cameras – beyond the megapixel

There are lots of factors that affect inspection image quality. A good quality camera that suits your application is essential. This article aims to explain the fundamental concepts required in order to understand how to use it best.

Confined Space Robotics partners with ScoutDI in Canada and the United States

ScouDI partners with Confined Space Robotics in canada and the …

11 March 2022

Lidar for indoor drone inspection: How to See What You Can’t See

Using an inspection drone equipped with 3D Lidar scanning technology instead of GPS makes all the difference indoors and in other confined spaces.

Autonomy-professor joining ScoutDI as Scientific Advisor

Kostas Alexis, professor and researcher of autonomous systems at NTNU, joins ScoutDI as scientific …

18 February 2022

Storage tank inspection for Equinor at Mongstad refinery

ScoutDI has performed drone inspection with live streaming of Equinor’s tank storage facility at Mongstad in Norway.

Equinor

Non-entry inspection of pressure vessel

ScoutDI has demonstrated non-entry drone inspection with situational awareness and live remote participation as part of LRQA trials hosted by Allnex.

ScoutDI now listed as provider on VERACITY

VERACITY is built by DNV to facilitate promotion of data processing, control and analysis services in a trusted network. And we are proud and happy to be listed as a provider!

10 January 2022

ScoutDI Holiday greetings 2021

Dear followers, It’s been another special year with its upturns and downturns related to the pandemic. Of course, this has imposed some restrictions on us in ScoutDI. But all in all, things have worked out quite well.

23 December 2021

New case study of non-entry pressure vessel inspection with live streaming

ScoutDI, in cooperation with LRQA (formerly known as Lloyd’s Register) and Allnex, demonstrated inspection of a Nitrogen pressure vessel on Allnex’ premises in Bergen-op-Zoom in the Netherlands.

16 December 2021

VARG FPSO a case study that showcases important ScoutDI system features

ScoutDI performed a range of tests onboard the Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel Varg, demonstrating drone-based asset inspection and various product benefits including non-entry inspection and live remote participation.

Varg FPSO · 2 December 2021

Varg FPSO

ScoutDI demonstrates drone-based inspection on FPSO Varg with remote live participation.

Varg FPSO

Life as a ScoutDI drone autonomy engineer

Everyone, meet Kjersti. She is the outdoor action type and loves kayaking, off-road biking and skiing. Metal-edge skis, of course. But in the office at ScoutDI headquarters in Trondheim Norway, she likes to ponder challenges of indoor …

1 October 2021

Malshan, the drone fencer

Meet our applications engineer Malshan Perera. He finished his master’s degree in Product and System Design just in time before thankfully deciding to join the ScoutDI indoor drone adventure.

15 September 2021

Skarv FPSO

ScoutDI carried out an inspection of a slop tank onboard the FPSO SKARV while it was in operation in the North Sea. Here we faced the challenge of drone operations in environments where there is an explosion risk.

Skarv FPSO

Steinkjer Water Treatment Plant

As part of the European Union funded RIMA INOWATT project ScoutDI demonstrated that our drone system enabled safe and easy inspection of the Løsberga Water Treatment Plant.

Steinkjer Municipality

A visit from Airsens

Yesterday we had a visit from Airsens, one of our partners and drone service providers. “I am truly impressed by the drone’s ability to make a 3D map of the environment and associate inspection data with locations inside the asset.

7 May 2021

Brand new Scout 137 drone for Biodrone

Atilla Haugen, CEO of Biodrone, just received a brand new Scout 137 drone and is ready for new inspection projects. Biodrone is an experienced RO3 certified drone operator in Trøndelag, Norway.

BioDrone · 7 May 2021

Complete drone inspection system to Equinor

A few days ago we delivered a complete drone inspection system to Equinor as the final deliverable in the AutoSpect project, which has been sponsored by the Equinor LOOP program and by Innovation Norway In the photo you can see Nicolai …

Equinor · 7 May 2021

Inspection of a water treatment plant in Steinkjer

Yesterday our team carried out an inspection of a water treatment plant in Steinkjer, Norway in collaboration with Biodrone. A good example of how our Scout 137 drone system can be used for inspection of all sorts of confined spaces in a …

Steinkjer Municipality · 7 May 2021

New Hardware Engineer

Say hello to Benjamin Abood Skonseng, our new Hardware Engineer. Benjamin is a mechanical engineer from NTNU. He has earlier experience from the Staaker drone company as well as from the startup company Flying Foil.

7 May 2021

New VP Sales and Business Development

We are delighted to welcome Christopher Skinner MEng FRSA to the team as our new VP Sales and Business Development. Chris has a background from Kongsberg and Rolls-Royce where he has worked as both an engineer and commercial manager in …

7 May 2021

ScoutDI is growing !

ScoutDI is growing ! We recently hired Vilius Kazakauskas as a full-stack developer. Vilius has earlier worked for Sticos and Sportradar and has a special interest in AI and Machine Learning.

7 May 2021

ScoutDI raises 27.5 million NOK. Equinor and DNV join in as owners

Equinor, DNV, Investinor, CoFounder og privatinvestorer går inn med 27,5 millioner kroner i gründerselskapet Scout Drone Inspection.

Equinor · 7 May 2021

ScoutDI was granted 100 000 € by the Rima Network

ScoutDI was granted 100 000 € by the Rima Network to adapt our drone system for inspection of water treatment plants. The goal is to eliminate health and safety risks as well as reduce time and cost needed to carry out inspections.

7 May 2021

Successful inspection flight onboard the chemical tanker “Latana”

We have just performed another successful inspection flight onboard the chemical tanker “Latana” in collaboration with Utkilen Shipping As and DNV GL. The images show the Scout 137 drone inside one of the ship’s stainless steel cargo tanks.

Latana · 7 May 2021

We’re in the news!

Read about how ScoutDI is scaling up in Finansavisen today, the principal Norwegian financial newspaper …

7 May 2021

What a week!

What a week! First we closed an investment round of 27.5 million NOK. Later this week we shipped 3 drone systems to Singapore, Indonesia and Norway. ScoutDI wishes you a nice weekend!

7 May 2021

Latana Chemical Tanker

ScoutDI carried out an inspection of an internal tank of the Utkilen chemical tanker LATANA while the vessel was in port.

Latana