Energy / Solar / Renewables

Physical world AI, or autonomous machines’ situational awareness, is improving thanks to data and cloud-edge systems, writes Wherobots’ CEO.

Infravision said its flexible, automated approach eliminates contingencies and hazards inherent in conventional power line stringing methods.

This new initiative is part of Nauticus’ broader strategy to use its technologies in industries essential to the global energy transition.

Energy Robotics says its hardware-agnostic fleet orchestration software delivers operational savings and worker safety to its customers.

Cone Drive says its new Spinea cycloidal gearing series provides both precision and high torque density for industrial applications.

The U.S. can learn from China’s adoption of robots to be competitive in manufacturing and sustainability, writes a venture capitalist.

Ondas said it plans to invest in corporate development and strategic growth, including acquisitions, joint ventures, and investments. 

CoboMover solves work envelope challenges for collaborative robots and small tabletop robots while maintaining repeatability, said Güdel.

X1 integrates physical AI capabilities to transform construction machines across all brands and models into ‘software-defined machinery.’

Nextracker has acquired companies to deliver integrated technologies for utility-scale solar power and distributed generation projects.

Swarm robotics, as described in a recent patent for a lighter-than-air aircraft assembly, promises to change manufacturing and design.

Swift Engineering’s president explores how solar-powered UAVs offer low-latency communications that could overcome satellite congestion.

Luminous Robotics is expanding deployments of its LUMI robot for safe, efficient PV installation from the U.S. to Australia.

Civ Robotics has raised $7.5 million as it develops robots for construction and energy and expands to new global markets.

The company built its Voliro T platform on a patented tiltable-rotor design and equipped it with interchangeable sensor payloads.

ANYbotics has integrated gas detectors and an acoustic imaging payload with its modular offerings for customizable inspections.

Gecko offers a variety of robots that can climb, fly, and swim to collect data about critical structures.

Saildrone, in partnership with Meta, has successfully demonstrated that the Saildrone Surveyor performs on par with crewed vessels.

Cybernetix Ventures is launching its second fund to invest in robotics startups developing systems for industries such as construction.

RoboForce said Titan delivers five key primitive capabilities—Pick, Place, Press, Twist, and Connect—essential for most industrial tasks.

Boston Dynamics has added capabilities for scalable fleet management and insights from inspection data to Orbit 5.0 for Spot.

ABB has announced plans to spin off its robotics division, saying it has ‘limited synergies’ with its other business units.