US company's robots with remote control and inter-robot communication deployed at Australian solar farms
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Summary
Luminous Robotics, a US-based company, is deploying "synchronised heterogenous fleet autonomy" software in Australia that enables remote control of solar panel installation robots and robot-to-robot communication. The Lumi device picks up and places solar panels onto trackers at solar farms like the Goorambat solar project. While human handlers still need to be on site, operators can theoretically control the robots from as far away as Boston, marking a significant advancement in automated renewable energy infrastructure construction.
Key quotes
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One of the solar-building robot companies operating in Australia could now, theoretically at least, build large chunks of a solar farm from the comfort of their port-side offices – in Boston.
The Lumi device picks up solar panels and puts them on the trackers.
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