Dust, dirt and environmental contamination can accumulate on photovoltaic panels and reduce their operating performance. Conventional cleaning often depends on manual labor, external service providers, equipment and periodic scheduling. For large rooftop PV installations, frequent manual cleaning can become difficult, costly and operationally inconvenient. Inspection is also often performed separately from cleaning.
SolarBot is designed to address these operational challenges through a permanently installed robotic system.
Labor-intensive and difficult to perform frequently on large rooftops.
Cleaning is often scheduled periodically rather than continuously.
Panel inspection and cleaning are commonly handled as separate operations.
SolarBot combines a lightweight robotic cleaning platform with a cable-driven positioning system and monitoring capabilities. The system is designed to remain installed on the rooftop and perform repeated cleaning operations with minimal human intervention.
Designed for repeated, scheduled operations.
Precise movement across the PV surface.
Reduced mechanical load on panels.
Monitor panel condition during cleaning.
Detect potential anomalies early.
Data and operational oversight.
Built for rooftop environments.
Not for ground-mounted farms.
A clean, four-step process from installation to intelligent inspection.
The cable-driven support system is installed around the PV installation.
The robotic platform moves across the panel area using the cable-driven mechanism.
The cleaning mechanism removes accumulated surface contamination.
Visual and thermal sensing can be used to monitor panel condition and identify potential anomalies.
SolarBot is designed specifically for the unique constraints and requirements of commercial and industrial rooftop PV installations.
The moving robotic platform is designed to reduce mechanical load on the PV surface.
Designed for repeated cleaning rather than relying only on occasional manual cleaning.
Cleaning and visual/thermal inspection can be combined in the same system.
Designed specifically for factories, warehouses, commercial buildings and industrial rooftop PV installations.
Designed to reduce the need for repeated manual cleaning operations.
Primary customers are organizations with relatively large rooftop PV installations where cleaning frequency, operational cost, safety and continuous monitoring are important.
Indicative system sizes for different rooftop PV installations.
Indicative system prices. Final pricing depends on rooftop geometry, panel layout, system size and required configuration.
The system uses a cable-driven architecture to position the lightweight robotic platform over rooftop PV surfaces.
SolarBot is being developed not only as a cleaning robot but also as a platform for visual and thermal monitoring and early anomaly detection.
The system is designed to support early detection of potential anomalies. Monitoring services are planned to be offered through a subscription model as the platform develops.
SolarBot is protected through an ongoing Turkish utility model process. The utility model has not yet been granted.
SolarBot is being developed by an engineering-focused team combining robotics, mechatronics, software and autonomous-system expertise.
If you operate a commercial or industrial rooftop solar installation and want to explore autonomous cleaning and intelligent inspection, contact us to discuss a pilot application.