This summer, I had the privilege of interning at Onsight Technology (just acquired by NextTracker), a company that builds robots to monitor solar farms. It was an awesome experience, where I learned about and helped with the construction and maintenance of robots that operate in harsh outdoor environments. These robots do amazing work, and it was fascinating to also see how the natural environment interacts with solar farm environments. Just a few examples of the things these robots come across in the field – bees, coyotes, and plants that wrap themselves around tracker equipment.

I also worked on a game to help raise awareness of the types of issues these robots can help discover – check it out here:
https://solarinspection.replit.app