Blattner awards Built Robotics $75M contract for physical AI to help meet energy demand

Built Robotics and Blattner Co. have announced a $75 million contract to scale autonomous construction systems across Blattner projects nationwide. The agreement expands on their partnership announced last year and builds on seven successful deployments on utility-scale solar projects totaling more than 1 gigawatt of capacity.

Blattner, with over 115 years of construction experience, has focused on renewable energy since 1997 and has installed over 20% of America’s utility-scale wind, solar, and energy storage capacity. The demand for new power generation has reached record highs, fueled largely by the rapid growth of data centers and AI, according to Built Robotics.

Brandon Bruski, senior vice president for solar at Blattner, stated: “To capture the immense opportunities in today’s market, we have to relentlessly innovate. Deepening our technology partnership with Built Robotics cements our position as the leader in building solar infrastructure better, faster, and safer.” Noah Ready-Campbell, co-founder and CEO of Built Robotics, noted: “Ten years ago, solar was alternative energy. Today, it…”

Source: The Robot Report