A hexapod robot has demonstrated how it can autonomously inspect wind turbine bolts without the need for technicians to loosen and retighten the thousands of bolts on each wind turbine. The robot will also reduce maintenance time, critical structural failures and extend the life of offshore turbines. The project is being executed by BladeBUG and EchoBolt, both fast-growing UK SMEs with their own independent technology. BladeBUG and EchoBolt have completed successful trials at the ORE Catapult National Centre for Renewable Energy in Bryce and their Levenmouth Demonstration Turbine. This collaboration provides them with an additional product to add to an impressive list of solutions for the wind energy industry. It also proves that a single platform like BladeBUG can continue to perform multiple functions in wind farms.