Solar Piling

Drive Results by Automating Pile Installs

All Gain. No Pain.

Piling is demanding, and traditional means and methods are being pushed to their limits. Built engineers have spent thousands of hours developing an advanced autonomous solution that can rise to meet the challenges of utility-scale solar.

The Bold Standard: The RPD 35

Don’t compromise on your tools. The RPD 35 is a fully autonomous robotic pile driver that combines four steps — surveying, pile distribution, pile driving, and data collection — into a single robot. Take advantage of the superior production and efficiency gains that only a robot can deliver, and outshine the competition.

40,000 lbs

Hammer impulse force

224 piles

Maximum pile capacity

10%

Maximum grade

A Powerful Sidekick: The RPS 25

Every RPD 35 pairs with an RPS 25. The robotic pile stabilizer ensures driven piles exceed the most stringent tracker tolerances and produce consistently placed piles every time: accurate z-heights, perfect plumbness, and unrotated piles.

Up to 17 mm

Pile-to-pile height variation

Up to 30 mm

Pile z-height tolerance

W6×7 to W8×28

Cross section compatibility

Advanced Robotics

With intelligent sensor fusion, AI-powered vision systems, real-time production data, and edge computing, the most advanced construction autonomy is now available for piling on solar farms.

Safer Results. Safer Work.

Make jobsites safer with autonomous tools. An 8-Layer Safety System keeps workers safe around the robot. With autonomous piling, workers can avoid the extreme weather, sound, struck-by, and caught in-between accidents common with manual operation.

Tight Tolerances

Nothing compares to the accuracy and precision of a robot. Achieve results that repeat themselves from the first pile to the very last to help enable issue-free tracker installation.

Lower Costs

Drive more, spend less. Robotics lower installation and labor costs. The RPD 35 frees up valuable labor to focus on critical tasks letting solar developers optimize piling costs to stay competitive and win the market.

Maximum Uptime

Unlock a new way of running your business. Robots reduce schedule uncertainty, limit rework, and operate with little interruption, which maximizes equipment utilization and uptime to create productivity unseen with traditional means and methods.

Pile on the Features

RPD 35 Specifications

Exosystem™

Processing Power
64-Core Intel® Xeon®
Vision System
360° camera coverage
Machine Learning
1,000,000+ data points
Graphics
Dual NVIDIA GPUs
Precision & Positioning
Sub-centimeter RTK GPS
Safety
Geofence, AI-powered smart cameras, wireless emergency stop, and Guardian™ remote monitoring
Durability
Liquid-cooled computer. Shock and vibration resistance. Water and dust protection.

Hammer

Driving Action
Vibratory
OEM Model
Ho-Pac 4000
Operating Frequency
2,100 revolutions per minute
Impulse Force
40,000 pounds
Operating Pressure
2,200 pounds per square inch
Weight
~8,000 pounds

Sleds

Payload
22,000 pounds
Pile Cross-Sections Supported
W6×7 to W8×28
Maximum Supported Pile Flange Width
6.5 inches
Length of Machine with Unloaded Sleds
~45 feet
Width of Machine with Unloaded Sleds
~12 feet

Comparison to Manual Operation

RPD 35
Manual Operation
Productivity
Cycle Time
1–3 minutes
2–5 minutes
Quality Guarantee
Consistent pile driving
Rework may be required
Task Requirements
Survey
Autonomous
Manual
Pile Distribution
Autonomous
Manual
Pile Driving
Autonomous
Manual
As-Builts
Autonomous
Manual
Maximum Supported Pile Length
19 feet
20 feet
Maximum Pile Capacity
224 piles
1 pile
Operating Ground-Bearing Pressure
~11 pounds per square inch
~8 pounds per square inch
Data & Technology
Average Cycle Time Tracking
×
Pile Driving Capabilities
Remote control included without additional software or configuration
Remote control requires specialized equipment and configuration
Remote Control Operating Range
Limitless with 4G and 5G cellular and Starlink
100–300 feet
Real-Time Telematics
×
Pile Driving Capabilities
Autonomous and remote control
Manual and remote control
Hammer Type
Vibratory
Impact
RTK GPS
Auto-Plumb
Virtual Map of Jobsite
×
Automatic Cloud Backups
×
Safety
Bystander Awareness
×
Eight-Layer Safety System
×
24/7 Remote Monitoring
×
GPS-Designated Geofence Work Area
×
Wireless Emergency Stops
×