Robots are supposed to help build huge solar systems

The US company Terafab has developed an autonomous robot of the same name that is intended to help set up solar systems. The technology could be deployed as early as this year.

The expansion of solar systems plays a decisive role in the context of the energy transition. Because we can only achieve our climate goals in the long term if we primarily rely on sun, wind and water in the future. But how can such projects be accelerated in the long term?

A new idea now comes from the US company Terafab. The result: an automated, digital system designed to double productivity when expanding solar systems. The Americans also want to reduce the costs of construction. Because that makes the operation of solar parks even more attractive.

Robots are to build solar systems

The automated system is designed to drive the construction of solar farms 24 hours a day, seven days a week and consists of compact robots. To do this, it uses robotic arms to transport and screw together the panels. At the same time, the technology creates a digital twin of the systems.

In this way, those responsible can better understand the status of the entire project. A first factory for the production of the robot army is currently being built in Woodland, California. With this approach, Terabase Energy wants to tackle several problems in the industry at once.

Solar robots bring several advantages

Because in addition to the already mentioned increase in productivity and the reduction in costs, other goals are also in the foreground. For example, reducing the shortage of skilled workers. If fewer experts are required, significantly more projects can be realized in the long term.

In order for this to work, the company wants to launch the system on the market in the near future. The first robots should therefore already be available in the fourth quarter of 2023. Then the expansion of solar farms could progress much faster.

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