--- title: Gritt raises $32M for AI robots that bolt onto existing... description: Gritt, a San Francisco startup founded by Carnegie Mellon robotics graduates, has raised $32M (pre-seed + $26M Series A led by Obvious Ventures) to deploy... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/gritt-raises-32m-for-ai-robots-that-bolt-onto-existing-construction-equipment-to-build-solar-farms--vgxrjvy5f twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Gritt raises $32M for AI robots that bolt onto existing construction equipment to build solar farms faster | daily.dev og:description: Gritt, a San Francisco startup founded by Carnegie Mellon robotics graduates, has raised $32M (pre-seed + $26M Series A led by Obvious Ventures) to deploy... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/gritt-raises-32m-for-ai-robots-that-bolt-onto-existing-construction-equipment-to-build-solar-farms--vgxrjvy5f og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/VGXrJvy5f.png og:image:alt: Gritt raises $32M for AI robots that bolt onto existing construction equipment to build solar farms faster og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Gritt raises $32M for AI robots that bolt onto existing construction equipment to build solar farms faster **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Gritt, a San Francisco startup founded by Carnegie Mellon robotics graduates, has raised $32M (pre-seed + $26M Series A led by Obvious Ventures) to deploy AI-powered robotic arms that attach to existing construction equipment like skid steers and forklifts. The system places solar panels with millimeter precision, boosting throughput from ~800 panels/day with an 8-person crew to 3,000–4,000 panels/day. Gritt claims zero breakages across tens of thousands of panels placed. The company has contracts to help install nearly 3 GW of solar capacity over 18 months with three of the top 10 US power construction companies, though only two systems are currently deployed with plans to scale to 48 within six months. Unlike competitors Luminous Robotics, Cosmic, and Trinabot, Gritt attaches to existing equipment rather than building dedicated hardware, betting on faster and cheaper deployment. The company also plans to expand beyond solar panel placement into drilling, rebar tying, and rack assembly. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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