BR-8
Remote-controlled robot that travels a wind-turbine blade on ropes to clean, sand and apply leading-edge protection coating.
Price on request
Maker status: Closed.
Reported closed; the maker's website no longer loads.
At a glance
Specifications
The maker does not publish specifications for this model yet.
What it does
Where it works
About the maker
- Company
- Rope Robotics ApS
- Based in
- Aarhus, Denmark
- Status
- Closed
- Sold in
- Not found on the maker's site
- Rental or as a service
- Not found
Facts from the maker’s own website; some from trade press, last checked 2026-11-02.
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