Insider Brief
- Blattner, a Quanta Services company and leader in renewable energy construction, signed a three-year deal with Built Robotics to deploy dozens of AI-powered robots on U.S. solar projects.
- The robots will handle tasks like pile driving, surveying, material handling, drilling, and trenching, aiming to boost efficiency while significantly improving worker safety.
- Built’s machines use an 8-Layer Safety System with a perfect safety record to date, and the partnership builds on prior collaborations that demonstrated both quality and accelerated project timelines.
PRESS RELEASE – Blattner, the leader in renewable energy construction and a Quanta Services, Inc. company, and Built Robotics, a pioneer in construction AI, today announced a three-year agreement. Blattner will deploy dozens of Built’s AI-powered robots on solar projects across the United States. The robots will assist Blattner’s crews with pile driving, surveying, material handling, drilling and trenching. The initiative aims to enhance worker safety, improve operational efficiency and meet the nation’s growing demand for clean power and energy dominance.
The Next Chapter in Utility-Scale Solar Construction
This partnership builds on a track record of successful collaboration between Blattner and Built, leveraging Blattner’s decades of experience in renewable energy construction and Built’s field-proven automation technology.
“Safety is a priority for us,” shared Brandon Bruski, Vice President – Solar at Blattner. “Our work with Built allows us to remove the risks of pile driving to team members on-site while also maintaining and even improving quality, accelerating project schedules and delivering certainty to our clients.”
“Blattner is the leader in their field and earning their trust means a lot,” commented Noah Ready-Campbell, CEO of Built Robotics. “Our robots have already deployed on five Blattner projects, and on each of them we’ve both learned from the subject matter experts in the field and delivered a quality work product that’s ready for the next crew. It’s an honor to have this partnership and take things to the next level.”
A Commitment to Safety
A key aspect of the partnership is creating a tangible improvement in jobsite safety. Traditionally, solar construction activities such as piling can be dangerous, opening workers up to struck-by, pinch, slip-trip-and-fall and soft-tissue injuries if proper risk mitigations are not in place.
Built’s robots are managed by trained operators working at a safe distance from the equipment. By taking workers out of harm’s way, the technology significantly reduces the potential for injuries and improves the capacity for safe operations.
In addition, all of Built’s robots utilize an 8-Layer Safety System, which includes AI-powered personnel detection, geofence barriers and other safety mechanisms. This safety system has a 100% success rate, with zero injuries caused by Built’s robots across dozens of construction projects to date.
