Renu Robotics

Renu Robotics builds autonomous electric mowing robots for vegetation management at utility-scale solar and energy facilities. More than 100 units are operating in the field, and the RenuBot platform uses RTK GPS, lidar, AI and fleet-management software.

Facts

Segment: Agricultural Robotics
Country: US
Website: https://renurobotics.com/

Supply

Septentrio - Inbound - Positioning & Navigation - Renu Robotics uses Septentrio mosaic-X5 GNSS positioning to help RenuBot operate autonomously on solar farms - source: septentrio.com

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Timeline

2022-03-08 - Award - Renu Robotics wins $749,971 Air Force award for Renubot - The award began on March 8, 2022 under contract FA8649-22-P-0657 and ran through March 11, 2023. The work applied Renubot autonomous electric mowing to large operational areas and utility-scale solar sites. Renubot combined RTK positioning, LiDAR and cameras… - source: sbir.gov

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Team

Iain Cooper - CEO - Cooper leads Renu Robotics as it deploys autonomous vegetation-management mowers for utility-scale solar facilities.
Tony Padgett - COO - Padgett brings utility-scale solar operations experience to Renu Robotics' autonomous mowing deployments.
Tim Matus - Founder - Matus founded Renu Robotics and helped establish its autonomous vegetation-management focus for the energy industry.

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Relations

U.S. Air Force - Sbir Phase Ii Vegetation Robotics - The U.S. Air Force awarded Renu Robotics a $749,971 SBIR Phase II contract for autonomous robotic vegetation management.

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