IBM and Certrec go to market to help utilities enhance security and resilience using Boston Dynamics' Spot Robot

1. Intelligent Robots for Utilities
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Improving safety, efficiency and resilience

2. Agenda
•Introduction
•IBM introduction to Spot
•Spot Video
•The value of using IBM Spot
•Audience questions
•Expert Panel
•Q&A
•Conclusions

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Top Focus Areas
#1
Compliance
SaaS &
Services
#2
Digitization
#3
Cyber
Security for
Utilities
Top Focus Areas
Mission:
Helping utilities be more reliable and secure for
a better, safer grid
How:
SaaS apps, technology and services to reduce
risk of non-compliance

4. Customers
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ABWR & PRISM
Comanche Peak 1&2 and 3&4
Callaway Energy Center

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Key Electric Grid Components
Digitization
Compliance
Cybersec

6. Why Digitize Utilities (McKinsey)
Renewables, distributed generation, and smart grids demand new capabilities and are triggering new business models and regulatory frameworks.
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Many utilities see the digital revolution as a threat to their business model, but those who treat it as
an opportunity will thrive - and extend their leadership as they transform beyond the others.
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• Data driven decisions
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• Preventative maintenance
• Predictive outage
• Automated controls (to improve
resilience, safety & efficiency)

7. Why Digitize Utilities (IBM)
IBM’s Research indicates Core performers who adopt digital technologies outperform the industry
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Core = 52 top electric power utilities of 240 surveyed
In the top 30% for
• Lost downtime
• Service interruptions per customer
• Service restoration time accuracy

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• Demands to increase
safety, reliability,
availability, efficiency
• Equipment health
unknown
• Limited Staff
• Unplanned equipment failures cause
operational downtime
• Risk of accidents, and mistakes
• Insufficient ability to monitor operations
• Increased risk of regulatory fines
Challenges Faced by Utilities
• Regulatory compliance
can be difficult to track

9. • AI Infrastructure for robots
• Enterprise systems integration
• Mobile edge analytics
• Compliance SaaS & services
• Digitization managed services
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CATS™ Taktix™ NERCJoules™

10. IBM introduction to Spot

11. IBM
Robotics for
Asset Performance
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IBM and Boston Dynamics:
Strategic Partnership
IBM Vision for Mobile Robotics
Leading organizations will deploy intelligent, mobile
robotics to:
➢ Augment their workforce
➢ Perform jobs that are dull, dirty or dangerous
➢ Achieve better equipment reliability, output quality and
sustainability
IBM + Boston Dynamics Partnership
BD value:
➢ World leader in mobile robots
➢ Multi-sensor payloads
➢ Tele-operated and autonomous capability
IBM Value:
➢ AI/Edge innovation from IBM Research
➢ Scalable, secure platform that can support multiple
edge devices (robots, drones, fixed cameras)
➢ Pre-built integration with multiple work management
systems
IBM and Boston Dynamics case study:
https://www.ibm.com/case-studies/boston-dynamics/
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14. ENERGY AND UTILITY APPLICATIONS
• Operator Rounds
• Safety Inspections
• Digitize Facilities
• SF6 and H2S Gas Inspection
• Thermal Anomaly
• Visual Inspection
• Analog Gauge Reading
• Tunnel Inspection
• Nuclear (Radiation Detection, Pre-Shutdown
Inspection, Visual Inspection Under Power
Decommissioning)
• High Voltage Switch
• Rust, Corrosion Detection

15. IBM is using Spot in our Manufacturing
Wastewater Treatment Plant in Poughkeepsie, NY
Treatment Use Cases Detect Build-up (Leak)
Read Gauge
Detect leak thru PH pads
( color change)
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Journey Steps
• Step 1: Manual and Tele-
Operated Robot Inspection
• Step 2: Autowalk Missions
• Step 3: Robotic Perception
• Step 4: Enterprise Integration
• Step 5: Scale
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Step 1:
Tele-Operated
Robot
Inspection
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1. Manual operation
2. Operator downloads raw data
and uploads to a repository
3. Data is manually reviewed for
anomalies; If found, work
request is manually entered
into EAM system
4. Maintenance tech is sent to
inspect/repair
Value
• Robot goes where the
operator cannot or should not
go (hazardous, pristine or
remote areas)
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Step 2:
Autowalk
Missions
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1. Robot mission is triggered
2. Robot inspects equipment
automatically and transmits
raw data
3. Data is manually reviewed for
anomalies; If found, work
request is manually entered
into EAM system
4. Maintenance tech is sent to
inspect/repair
Value
• Highly consistent and more
frequent inspections, see
trends in real time
• Operators focus on other
tasks and avoid hazardous
situations
• Equipment reliability and
sustainability
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Step 3:
Robotic
Perception
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1. Robot mission is triggered
2. Robot inspects equipment
automatically and transmits
inferences to dashboard
3. Analyst reviews dashboard
and enters work requests
4. Maintenance tech is sent to
inspect/repair
Value
• Reduce time and labor to
identify problems
• Reduce equipment downtime
• Reduce data transmission
and storage
• Reduce lag time for action,
mean time to repair
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Step 4:
Enterprise
Integration
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1. Robot mission is triggered
2. Robot inspects equipment
automatically and transmits
inferences to dashboard
3. Operator decides if action is
required and enters work
requests
4. Work order is created
automatically
Value
• Combine robot data with
other sources for a complete
picture of asset health
• Get details into the hands of
technicians so they can be
more effective
• Foundation for root cause
analysis
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Step 5:
Scale
1. Implement multiple use cases
2. Manage multiple robots as a
fleet of mobile edge devices
3. Replicate across multiple sites
Value
•Leverage the foundation built
in preceding steps to
implement faster, easier at
new sites
•Accelerate ROI
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22. Questions
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23. Panel Discussion
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Moderator

24. Conclusions

25. Why Use Robots? Capturing complexity
Spot creates a detailed 3D map of the surroundings in which the robot moves
Digitally gather complex information
Undertake detailed inspections
potentially utilizing
• Thermal imaging
• Gas sensing
• Proximity sensing
• Light sensing
• Video
• Audio
• EM sensing
• Lidar

26. Why Use Robots? Tackling repetitive tasks
Reduce mistakes, record information accurately and in detail
Undertake mundane and repetitive tasks
Again and again

27. Why Use Robots? – Improving safety
Undertake dangerous tasks
Hazardous high voltages or radiation

28. Why Use Robots? – Enhancing compliance
Complex evidence gathering
More systematic
Reducing risk of
• Penalties
• Reputational damage
• Other issues (scrutiny, legal, ops
recovery)
NERC

29. Why Digitize Utilities?
IBM’s Research indicates Core performers who adopt digital technologies outperform laggards
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• Digital tools and automation to
• Intelligently monitor, upgrade infrastructure
• Improve workforce safety and efficiency
• Reduce mistakes
• Increase responsiveness
• Reduce risk of non-compliance
• Reduce chances of penalties
• Monetary loss
• Reputational loss
• Loss of team credibility

30. Conclusions
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Robots and drones can help improve safety, performance, compliance
Improve resilience and compliance with AI powered robots
To assess your specific situation please contact Digitization@Certrec.com

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Actions: Resources
• Get help in building your digitization and robotics business case: Contact: Digitization@certrec.com
• Spot Video with operating specs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=wlkCQXHEgjA
• IBM/Spot video: https://mediacenter.ibm.com/media/t/1_6rtauu8r
• National Grid Spot video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iubgWPHsuWM&t=7s
• BD nuclear panel discussion: https://www.bostondynamics.com/demand-panel-spot-nuclear-
environments?utm_source=ctabanner&utm_medium=inspection&utm_campaign=fy22q2-nuclear-panel
• BD radiation study: https://blog.bostondynamics.com/how-much-radiation-can-spot-withstand
• Spot at OPG: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68Ehdydse_w
• IBM Institute for Business Value: Energy and Utilities Industry Insights: https://www.ibm.com/thought-
leadership/institute-business-value/en-us/industry/energy-environment-and-utilities
• Other BD videos:
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6P6JjVdlE8&list=RDCMUC7vVhkEfw4nOGp8TyDk7RcQ&start_radio=1
• https://bostondynamics1.app.box.com/s/1g7e7oj2am0tdkrrpdl38qo1v9r59ll1
• https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7vVhkEfw4nOGp8TyDk7RcQ
• https://www.ibm.com/thought-leadership/institute-business-value/en-us/report/digitize-electric-utilities

32. Thank you
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33. Q & A