Field notes.
Engineering dispatches from live-line robotics — the Bro Drive, thermal inspection, wildfire prevention, and dynamic line rating. Measured on real spans, written up straight.
Jun 8, 2026
Why We Work the Line Live
Everyone asks why we don't just kill the power first. Short answer: nobody else does either, and the grid doesn't have an off switch. Here's how a bro grips a 230kV conductor without flinching.
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Jun 1, 2026
The Bro Drive: A Motor Small Enough to Climb a Wire
The whole company is downstream of one absurd part: a sealed motor the size of a soda can that produces enough torque to haul a robot straight up a vertical jumper. Here's why it exists and how it works.
May 18, 2026
How a Bro Catches a Wildfire Before It Sparks
Most catastrophic wildfires start as a few degrees of extra heat on a tired clamp nobody could see. A bro can see it — riding the line, hot, reading every connection with a thermal camera before the spark ever happens.
Apr 27, 2026
Dynamic Line Rating, Explained by a Bro
Most power lines are rated for the worst hot, still day of the year — and then run conservatively every other day, leaving capacity on the table. Measure the line in real time and it'll quietly carry a lot more. Here's the engineering, minus the jargon.