Built Robotics creates autonomous robots that transform how utility-scale solar farms are built. The company develops AI-powered systems that automate repetitive construction tasks, addressing workforce shortages while accelerating the transition to clean energy.
The flagship product line includes the RPD 35 robotic pile driver and RPS 25 pile stabilizer, which work together as the world's first fully autonomous piling system for solar installations. These robots can construct solar foundations up to five times faster than traditional methods by combining surveying, pile distribution, pile driving, and as-built documentation into coordinated autonomous operations. The systems operate in fleets 24 hours a day with precision placement within 1.0 degree from plumb and 15 millimeters from design elevation.
Built Robotics' Exosystem is an aftermarket autonomy kit that can be installed on excavators from major manufacturers including Caterpillar, Hitachi, John Deere, and Volvo. The system includes an all-weather enclosure, proximity radar, 360-degree cameras, RTK GPS, IMUs, laser rangefinders, and liquid-cooled computing hardware that enable autonomous trenching operations for DC and AC cable installation on solar projects.
Safety is central to the technology through an 8-Layer Safety System that uses virtual and physical barriers, machine learning trained on over one million images for worker detection, and multiple redundant sensors. Robotic Equipment Operators use the cloud-based Everest platform to supervise operations, switch between autonomous and remote control modes, and access real-time production data.
Built Robotics has deployed autonomous systems on projects across the United States and Australia, working with solar contractors like Black & Veatch, Mortenson, and Sunstate. The company has excavated over 100 miles of trench and driven thousands of piles on utility-scale solar projects.
- Autonomous pile driving for utility-scale solar tracker foundations
- Automated trenching for DC and AC cable installation on solar farms
- Coordinated fleet operations for 24-hour construction schedules
- Precision pile placement within strict tracker tolerance requirements
- Self-surveying and automatic as-built documentation generation
- Remote monitoring and control of construction equipment
- Autonomous earthmoving and grading for solar site preparation
- Automated material distribution and handling for solar installations
- Reducing rework through consistent millimeter-level accuracy
- Operating safely in extreme weather and challenging terrain conditions
- Training workforce as Robotic Equipment Operators for new career paths
- Accelerating solar farm construction schedules while reducing labor costs

