Luminous bags AU$4.9 million from Australia’s Solar ScaleUp Challenge for robotics tech

Luminous gets funding to bring LUMI solar construction robot to Australia - The Robot Report

The LUMI robot is designed to automate solar panel installation without changing workflows. Source: Luminous Robotics While federal funding for solar projects may be uncertain in the U.S., interest in robotics to support construction is growing worldwide. Luminous Robotics Inc. today said it has been chosen as the first project to receive funding from the Australian government’s $100 million Solar Scaleup Challenge. “We’ve been working on this f…

Robotics firm secures Australian federal funds to scale solar construction

Robotics company Luminous has secured almost AUD 5 million ($6.9 billion) in federal government funding to support the deployment of a fleet of AI-powered robots designed to accelerate the construction of utility-scale solar farms.From pv magazine Australia The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced AUD 4.9 million in funding for the local unit of US-based robotics company Luminous to support the deployment and demonstration of…

Luminous bags AU$4.9 million from Australia’s Solar ScaleUp Challenge for robotics tech

Robotics company Luminous has received AU$4.9 million (US$3.2 million) via Australia’s Solar ScaleUp Challenge to support deploying its ‘LUMI’ technology at utility-scale solar PV power plants.