SwissInspect, a start-up from Swiss technology institute École Polytechnique Fédérale (EPFL) in Lausanne, Switzerland has developed a novel bridge-inspection system that combines structural engineering with drone technology, artificial intelligence and computer vision. SwissInspect is the result of research at Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics Laboratory (EESD) in collaboration with Swiss Data Science Center (SDSC) on the image-based inspection and monitoring of structural elements. The company plans to test its system on around 50 bridges in Switzerland, according to a press release. Switzerland's bridges are currently inspected every two to five years using conventional visual inspection. But SwissInspect hopes to change all that with its new technology, which provides more objective evaluations and could be applied to other types of structures like tunnels, dams and buildings.