☀️ Solar Robotics Newsletter October 4, 2026 💬 Find this newsletter valuable? Forward it to a colleague working in solar or robotics. Hello solar robotics enthusiasts! Welcome to this week's Solar Robotics Newsletter, produced by Straylight Ventures, where we cover the latest in robotics, automation, and AI transforming utility-scale solar. This week: the 2026 Solar Robotics Report is out, LEAPTING picks up an award in Saudi Arabia, Built Robotics sets up a test site in Western Australia, and...
13 days ago • 3 min read
☀️ 2026 Solar Robotics Report now available! September 28, 2026 Hello solar robotics enthusiasts! The 2026 edition of the Straylight Ventures Solar Robotics Report is now available, and newsletter subscribers get a special discount through October 10. Details below... Across 136 pages the 2026 report profiles 85 companies in eight segments, from survey and piling through module installation, cleaning, vegetation management and inspection. The content and companies profiled have nearly doubled...
19 days ago • 1 min read
☀️ Solar Robotics Newsletter September 27, 2026 💬 Find this newsletter valuable? Invite others to join. See referral details at the bottom of the newsletter. Hello solar robotics enthusiasts! Welcome to this week's Solar Robotics Newsletter, produced by Straylight Ventures, where we cover the latest in robotics, automation, and AI transforming utility-scale solar. This week brought a major commercial launch, a new microgrid company, a Y Combinator spotlight, and a field demonstration in...
20 days ago • 4 min read
☀️ Solar Robotics Newsletter September 20, 2026 💬 Find this newsletter valuable? Invite others to join. See referral details at the bottom of the newsletter. Hello solar robotics enthusiasts! Welcome to this week's Solar Robotics Newsletter, produced by Straylight Ventures, where we cover the latest in robotics, automation, and AI transforming utility-scale solar. This week: Planted raises $31.8 million for its autonomous deployment robot, RoboForce partners with Samsung SDS, Gritt lands on a...
27 days ago • 3 min read
☀️ Solar Robotics Newsletter September 13, 2026 💬 Find this newsletter valuable? Invite others to join. See referral details at the bottom of the newsletter. Hello solar robotics enthusiasts! Welcome to this week's Solar Robotics Newsletter, produced by Straylight Ventures, where we cover the latest in robotics, automation, and AI transforming utility-scale solar. This week: Procore completes its acquisition of DroneDeploy and closes out the Rocos exit, BotCrew opens a West Coast deployment...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
☀️ Solar Robotics Newsletter September 6, 2026 💬 Find this newsletter valuable? Invite others to join. See referral details at the bottom of the newsletter. Hello solar robotics enthusiasts! Welcome to this week's Solar Robotics Newsletter, produced by Straylight Ventures, where we cover the latest in robotics, automation, and AI transforming utility-scale solar. This week: EDP tests autonomous drones and robotic cleaning at its Alqueva floating solar park, Burns & McDonnell and Gritt expand...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
☀️ Solar Robotics Newsletter August 30, 2026 💬 Find this newsletter valuable? Invite others to join. See referral details at the bottom of the newsletter. Hello solar robotics enthusiasts! Welcome to this week's Solar Robotics Newsletter, produced by Straylight Ventures, where we cover the latest in robotics, automation, and AI transforming utility-scale solar. This week: a partnership expansion from Gritt and Burns & McDonnell, a 100,000-module milestone from Ozzies, and a look at the shared...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
☀️ Solar Robotics Newsletter August 23, 2026 💬 Find this newsletter valuable? Invite others to join. See referral details at the bottom of the newsletter. Hello solar robotics enthusiasts! Welcome to this week's Solar Robotics Newsletter, produced by Straylight Ventures, where we cover the latest in robotics, automation, and AI transforming utility-scale solar. This week: a new technology roadmap from Cosmic Robotics, a deployment milestone from Gritt, and a multi-robot autonomy test from...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
☀️ Solar Robotics Newsletter August 16, 2026 💬 Find this newsletter valuable? Invite others to join. See referral details at the bottom of the newsletter. Hello solar robotics enthusiasts! Welcome to this week’s Solar Robotics Newsletter, produced by Straylight Ventures, where we highlight the latest advancements in robotics, automation, and AI transforming utility-scale solar. Solar robotics is moving rapidly from automation as a feature to robotics as infrastructure. This week brings...
2 months ago • 5 min read