Automate your frequent asset inspections
xBot autonomous drones make it fast and easy to inspect critical assets and infrastructure. Schedule routine inspections without needing to drive and walk your assets manually.
Frequent infrastructure inspections can be time consuming and risky
Typically, people have to physically drive or walk along the asset or fly a drone to get eyes on it. It takes time, and often requires long drives in remote areas. With an xBot drone on site, inspections are easy to schedule in SkyLink, then we fly the mission for you, and your imagery is uploaded for access in SiteTube.
Automate recurring inspections
Easily schedule your recurring inspections for 100% conformance and simpler reporting
On-demand inspections anywhere
Launch flights on demand when you need to check something fast in remote locations
Suitable for large infrastructure networks
Manage inspections across multiple assets, utility networks, ports, and rail systems. At any scale, anywhere in the world
Reduce travel risk
An xBot gives you a safe way to inspect remote assets with less travel and mobilisation risks
Conduct routine inspections with less manual work
Asset and infrastructure inspections take significant time and often require people to drive and work in remote areas.
With an xBot permanently deployed on site, inspections become easier and safer to run as part of normal operations. Flights can be scheduled weekly or monthly, without adding more fieldwork to busy teams. Drone images and processed inspection data is uploaded to SiteTube automatically for analysis and further action.
Frequent inspections for 100% conformance
Most operations would like to inspect critical assets more frequently, but inspections are time-consuming so often only happen periodically or when something needs urgent attention.
The xBot system makes it possible to do more frequent, automated inspections. You can monitor infrastructure conditions more often, track gradual changes, and identify issues before they become bigger problems.
Compare inspection data consistently over time
Manual inspections can vary depending on who performs them, how the asset is inspected, and what gets captured each time. This can make it hard to reliably compare inspections or track how asset conditions change over time.
When you automate routine inspections with an xBot, it can follow the same flight path and capture images from the same location and angle each time. This creates consistent, reliable visual and thermal data that you can reliably report on and compare over longer time periods.
Manage inspections across large infrastructure networks
Inspections become exponentially more difficult when you have thousands of assets to monitor, like large multi-site mining operations and utility power networks. As the scale increases, so does the amount of travel time, field work, and data processing that has to be managed.
The xBot system combines autonomous drone-in-a-box units, remote operations centres, SkyLink for mission and fleet management, and SiteTube for data management into a complete workflow designed to support inspections at this scale.
Inspect major infrastructure & remote assets
Our customers use xBots to automate the inspections of large infrastructure networks and remote assets. Here are some of the most common applications.
Overland conveyor inspections
Large conveyor networks are difficult to inspect consistently using manual inspections alone. xBot supports repeatable visual, thermal, structural, spillage, alignment, corridor, and maintenance monitoring workflows across conveyor infrastructure. With regular captures of the same assets and locations, teams can monitor gradual condition changes earlier instead of relying on reactive inspections or shutdown-only access.
Fixed plant inspections
Understanding what’s happening across a large mine site can be challenging. xBot captures regular 360° panoramas that provide a clear visual overview of pits, infrastructure, and surrounding areas. These images help teams monitor site conditions, track changes over time, and maintain better situational awareness.
Dams & water infrastructure monitoring
Tailings and water infrastructure require regular visibility to help teams monitor condition and maintain compliance. xBot supports ongoing inspection of embankments, drainage infrastructure, pond areas, pipelines, erosion zones, and surrounding access areas. Over time, these repeatable captures create a clearer historical record of infrastructure condition and environmental change.
Pipeline inspections
It can be challenging to regularly monitor long pipeline and utility corridors across remote areas of site. xBot can perform scheduled inspection flights along these routes to check infrastructure condition, ground disturbance, erosion, vegetation encroachment, and corridor access. So you can inspect distributed assets more consistently without relying on time-consuming manual corridor inspections.
Power and electrical infrastructure inspections
Electrical infrastructure can be hazardous and difficult to inspect closely using manual methods. xBot supports visual and thermal inspections across substations, transformers, powerlines, and other critical electrical assets. Earlier visibility into overheating components, damaged infrastructure, or vegetation encroachment helps teams respond before issues escalate into larger operational risks.
Get a demo & see xBot in action
Curious how the xBot could help with your critical asset inspections? Get in touch to request a demo and see for yourself. We'll tailor the demo to your industry and asset types and show you exactly how it works.
How it works
Get survey data and images whenever you need them. Schedule a mission, our remote pilots fly it for you, then your data is uploaded and ready to access in the cloud.
SkyLink
Anyone on site can schedule a flight in SkyLink.
Remote Ops Centre
Our ROC team plans the mission and flies the xBot remotely.
xBot Drone
The xBot drone launches and our ROC pilot flies the mission.
SiteTube
Your images & data are uploaded to Site Tube for your team to access.
Approved for Beyond Visual Line of Site Operations
Operating drones at scale requires strict aviation compliance. Getting approvals to fly beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) can take months or even years for most operators.
Our team manages aviation approvals and compliance for you. We are approved by Civil Aviation authorities to operate across Australia and Africa and have a large team of experienced pilots who remotely fly xBot missions beyond visual line of sight.
This allows sites to run safe, compliant drone operations without managing aviation approvals, licensing, or regulatory requirements internally.
Flexible commercial options
People are often surprised by how affordable this technology is now. We make it easy to get started with flexible options to suit your operational and budget requirements.
You can choose to purchase or lease the DIAB unit and operate it yourself. Or get us to handle everything, including remote operations, with a flexible pay per use consumption model.
Contact us to learn more.
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Curious how the xBot could help with your critical asset inspections? Get in touch to request a demo and see for yourself. We'll tailor the demo to your industry and asset types and show you exactly how it works.
Frequently Asked Questions
xBot is used to monitor a wide range of fixed infrastructure, including construction projects, conveyors, transfer towers, processing plants, crushers, stackers, reclaimers, TSFs, pipelines, substations, powerlines, and other remote infrastructure corridors. The system is best suited to assets that require repeatable inspections and ongoing condition visibility over time.
Yes. Our system supports both visual and thermal inspection workflows. Thermal inspections are commonly used to identify overheating bearings, motors, drives, electrical components, transformers, and other abnormal heat signatures across conveyor and power infrastructure before failures occur.
Because the drone system stays permanently deployed on site, inspections can be scheduled routinely or requested when needed. Many sites use xBot for regular weekly or monthly monitoring flights, while others increase inspection frequency around shutdowns, weather events, or critical maintenance periods.
All captured imagery and inspection data are uploaded automatically to SiteTube, our cloud-based platform. Teams can review historical captures, compare inspections over time, and share infrastructure data across maintenance, reliability, engineering, and operations teams without manually transferring files.
No. xBot is designed to support infrastructure monitoring workflows, not replace detailed physical inspections entirely. The system helps teams identify visible changes, deterioration, hotspots, or areas requiring further investigation so field inspections can be prioritised more effectively.
Yes. xBot is well suited to long and distributed infrastructure networks such as conveyor corridors, pipelines, utility corridors, and remote power infrastructure. Autonomous flight paths and remote operations make it easier to monitor geographically dispersed assets consistently across large mining operations.
RocketDNA’s remote operations team manages the drone flights for you. Missions are scheduled through SkyLink, our drone management platform, then flown remotely by licensed pilots. This allows asset management teams to access repeatable inspection workflows without needing dedicated on-site drone operators.
Customer case studies
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Find out exactly how the xBot system makes frequent infrastructure inspections faster and safer. Get in touch to set up a demo.