Robotic Assistance Devices Receives Two-Unit Opening Order From Major US Electric Utility Company

Artificial Intelligence Technology Solutions, Inc., announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Robotic Assistance Devices Inc. (RAD) has received an initial order from a top 10 U.S. electric utility company for one Autonomous Verified Access (AVA) and one Responsive Operating Security Agent (ROSA) security device. Due to non-disclosure agreements in place, the identity of this client cannot be released.

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Reenactment of RAD’s AVA 3.0 (Autonomous Verified Access) processing and authorizing a vehicle’s entry at a secured power utility substation. (Photo: Business Wire)

RAD has confirmed that the client owns one of the nation’s largest electricity transmission systems, more than 25,000 miles, delivering electricity to more than five million customers across more than 10 states.

“This is a huge win for RAD, and by association, the nation’s power grid,” said Steve Reinharz, CEO of AITX and RAD. “The nation’s power grid remains one of the most vulnerable components of our infrastructure. Billions of dollars are being allocated to cybersecurity within this industry, but the grid’s physical security has been neglected. This opening deployment is the beginning of the industry’s inevitable efforts to change that. This sector holds enormous potential for RAD,” Reinharz added.

According to a recent study by Homeland Security Today, the most vulnerable aspect of the U.S. power grid is the high-voltage transformers that allow efficient transmission from power plants to distribution substations. In 2013, an attack was carried out on Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s Metcalf Transmission Substation near San Jose, California. The attack, in which gunmen fired on 17 transformers, caused $15 million in damage, and caused a dramatic shake up of security standards and regulations, the effects of which are still being felt today.

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