Robotic arm cooperating with an off-road capable base vehicle

An advanced method for installing solar panels on a solar tracker using a system of cooperating solar module carrier robots comprising:

• routing the cooperating solar module carrier robots to the solar tracker using a computer vision system;
• picking up a solar panel with a robotic arm coupled to a first robot of the solar module carrier robots using a suction cup tool, wherein the suction cup tool includes a set of suction cups;
• creating a vacuum in each suction cup of the set of suction cups using an actuator;
• blowing off debris from a surface of the solar panel using an air nozzle of the suction cup tool;
• compressing the set of suction cups to the solar panel using the robotic arm;
• and
• holding the solar panel using the vacuum of each suction cup of the set of the suction cups.

A system for installing solar panels on a solar farm comprising:

• a panel carrying robot;
• a fastening robot;
• a communications module designed to coordinate between the panel carrying robot and the fastening robot;
• a self-leveling device designed to stabilize the fastening robot on an uneven surface and level the fastening robot relative to the solar tracker;
• and
• a robotic arm with multiple axes of rotation coupled to the fastening robot.