Image: Luminous RoboticsLUMILuminousTracked robot that picks utility-scale PV modules and places them onto tracker racking4 deployments · 2 countries
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Tracked robot that places heavy utility-scale solar modules onto racking alongside install crews
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How it works on your site
Maximo places utility-scale solar modules onto tracker racking: a high-speed robotic arm on a tracked carrier lifts each module from the stack it carries and sets it in position, using lidar and cameras for placement. It works the row alongside a professional install crew, and Maximo Robotics supplies it as a service in which customers pay per task completed. Placement is the current deployment; module attachment and field logistics are offered as contract expansions.
Module Placement onto Racking
The robot drives along the row on rubber tracks with a stack of modules on board. Its robotic arm picks up each module and sets it onto the racking, using lidar and cameras to place it precisely, while the crew works the row alongside it.
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Who has run it
5 deployments · 1 company · 1 country
Will it work on your site
- Positional accuracy
- Vendor: millimeter-precision placement of heavy solar modules.
- Speed
- Vendor: crew members working alongside Max 4.0 install at 2.5 times their manual rate per person per shift hour.
- Navigation
- Lidar and cameras give the robot spatial awareness for precise module placement.
- Autonomy
- Places modules by itself; an operator controls it through a simple interface and holds a safety switch, with the install crew working the row alongside.
- Safety design
- Sensors detect people in the working area and stop the robot; the operator holds a safety switch during operation.
- Control interface
- Operator interface for control; construction analytics track installation data for each task.
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- Environment
- Outdoor solar sites in high heat, low temperatures and rain, including remote locations and desert climates.
- Power
- Mobile microgrid power, carbon-free, for extended shifts.
- Fleet management
- Runs as a fleet: the Bellefield project scaled from one robot to four units operating in parallel.
- Generation
- Max 4.0, released in October 2026, follows the version 3.0 units that installed at AES Bellefield.
- Other capabilities
- Works on a wide range of torque tube heights; a dynamic cradle adapts to different module sizes, models and manufacturers.
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