Signal A Spanish utility uses inspection drones and expects robots in field operations in three to four years

Summary

Deloitte presents Naturgy, a Spanish multinational gas and electricity utility, as an energy-sector example of physical AI. The company already flies drones for inspection work. Its chief data officer, Rafael Blesa, expects physical AI to take on a larger role as the technology matures, especially in hazardous field tasks around high voltage or open gas pipes. He believes many grid maintenance jobs could eventually be done by robots. His expectation is that within three to four years robots will be carrying out physical operations. He frames the payoff primarily in terms of lives that could be saved rather than cost.