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James Pierce

James Pierce

American actor

Sep 9, 2026

5:00
And I know Jay's will probably get into some of the nitty gritty of how AMRED's working on it and with that i know we're going to talk a lot more about drones in a bit james but when people think about utility robotics they usually do think of drones but so how is amaran using robotics more broadly and where do you see the greatest opportunities for robotics to improve safety as dexter was just saying inefficiency
5:26
Yeah, so our drone operations team about due to regulatory situations that were unfolding, as Dexter mentioned, in 2014, robots don't have the same regulatory restrictions, but they're a natural progression for pairing with drone operations.
5:45
They both use automated or remote methodologies for operation.
5:50
In the utility world, both types of platforms carry a variety of sensors to accomplish many different tasks.
5:56
A lot of times, it's the same types of sensors you can mount on both.
6:00
For years now, we've used various crawler robots to inspect assets such as pipes, ductwork, other hard-to-reach places.
6:08
We've used underwater remote submersibles to inspect assets at hydro and other power facilities in our portfolio.

7 MINS LATER

12:51
I mean, it sort of explains itself, but why, what exactly is that in this context?
1:50
Now you are the cath lab director at Lane Regional, but just talk to me about the experience, the responsibilities, and kind of what has gotten you to this point.
2:00
I started radiology in 2005.
2:09
I've been at Lane since 2006.
2:11
I spent one year at the Baton Rouge General and then moved out to Lane.
2:17
I started out in just general radiology doing x-rays, CT, learned CT.
2:24
When I moved to Lane, it was just for, uh, closer to home and also a better hourly, a better shift, you know, and so got off of the straight nights, uh, at the, uh, gun and knife club in Baton Rouge and moved out to, to Zachary, a little bit, uh, calmer facility.
2:43
And, uh, so then, uh, CIS Cardiology Institute of the South came to Lane back in 2006 and started cardiology there, which we didn't have any cardiology at Lane before.

6 MINS LATER

8:37
When you talk about somebody who really loves what they do and is invested every day in the people, the procedures, the facility, JP really fits that mold and seems like somebody, and JP, I don't want to speak for you, but really seem like you love getting up and going to work every single day.

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