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Gritt exits stealth with $34 million for robots to build solar plants — then, everything else
Gritt is coming out of stealth with $34 million and plan to automate the hardest tasks on construction sites.
TL;DR
- Gritt has secured $34 million in funding to develop AI-driven robots for construction infrastructure.
- The startup uses off-the-shelf hardware and AI models to automate tasks like solar panel installation.
- Gritt's systems can increase the installation rate of solar panels from 800 to 3,000-4,000 per day for a crew.
- The company is contracted to help install 2.8 gigawatts of solar panels in the next 18 months.
- Gritt plans to expand its robotic capabilities to tasks like fastening panels, drilling posts, and building racks.
- The rise of new, generalizable AI models has enabled Gritt's approach to AI in construction.