Chinese technology firm Leapting Technology is set to provide its unmanned intelligent robotic solutions for the construction of 3.5 GW of solar parks by Indian engineering giant Larsen & Toubro (L&T) in Saudi Arabia.
As part of a cooperation agreement signed on Friday, Leapting will deploy multiple automatic navigation photovoltaic (PV) module mounting robots during the construction phase. These robots will install modules across two infrastructure sites within a single complex, spanning tens of millions of square metres. The use of robotics aims to maintain the project timeline, which has been challenged by a shortage of human resources and extreme working conditions, with temperatures reaching up to 50 degrees Celsius.
The robots have successfully undergone all testing and packaging procedures at Leapting’s factory in Huzhou and are scheduled for shipment to Saudi Arabia in May. Once on site, they are expected to install “hundreds of thousands” of PV modules within six months.
This collaboration with L&T follows Leapting’s successful commercial deployment of an AI-driven PV module installation robot in Australia. According to the company, its module mounting robots are three to five times more efficient than traditional manual methods and can reduce overall construction time by 25%.
