One night on its route
An example simulation of a night at a solar farm connected to its ARC.
22:00 · Route
The route starts
It drives the perimeter fence first, then the inner tracks.
Security robot for solar farms
Cable and panel theft on long, remote perimeters. The SX-1 robot drives the fence line and the inner tracks, day and night, and sends every alert, with a photo and position, to your ARC or your security company.
Autonomy system tested in the real world How we test it
01The problemSolar farms
Remote sites, empty at night
Solar farms are usually far from towns, with long perimeters and few staff on site at night.
Hours with nobody at the fence
Kilometres of fencing across open countryside. Between one pass and the next, much of the perimeter goes hours without anyone passing by.
Cable and modules
It happens at night, away from the gates, and quickly. Copper cabling and the modules themselves are the usual targets.
Stretches fixed cameras do not reach
Fixed cameras cover specific stretches of the fence. Between them there are areas nobody sees, far from the gates.
Simulation
02:47 · Alert
Person on the north section
Detects a person by the fence and sends the alert to your ARC with image and position. The centre verifies it and handles the response.
04:10 · Route
Inner tracks
It carries on along the inner tracks, past the transformer stations.
06:00 · Log
The route ends
The night’s alerts, with their photos and outcome, are at hand for the O&M team in SeaX View.
See how · With your ARCThe system is the same on every site.
03Who handles the alerts · SeaX ConnectSolar farms
At a solar farm, it usually works with your ARC
- The SX-1 sends every alert to your alarm receiving centre, with an image, classification and position.
- Your centre verifies it and handles the response under the contract you have with it.
- If the plant has a security officer, your security company can also handle it.
You can also:With your security companyFrom your phone
Not working with a security company? We put you in touch with one, or you use it yourself from your phone. Demo and pilot
Working with what you already have
It works alongside your cameras, your security company and your ARC.
- Fixed cameras and fence sensors
- The SX-1 covers the stretches your fixed cameras cannot reach.
- Your alarm receiving centre (ARC)
- With SeaX Connect, the SX-1 sends every alert to your ARC with image, classification and position: it is compatible with the standard ARC protocol. The centre verifies it and handles the response under your contract with it.
- Your security company
- If the farm has a security officer, more perimeter is covered with the same team: they operate the robot from their post with SeaX Live and decide on every alert.
Questions about solar farms
Can it drive between the panel rows?
It depends on the spacing between rows and the ground surface. We review the layout with you before the demo.
What if O&M staff are on site at night?
You can pause the zone where the crew is working, with a reason and an end time, and it starts alerting again on its own. If an alert still goes off, whoever receives it sees the image and dismisses it.
Can the route include the transformer stations?
If a track reaches them, they go on the route. We check it on the site plan before the demo.
What does it do when it detects someone?
It places them on the site map and, through SeaX Connect, sends the alert to your ARC with image, classification and position. The centre verifies it and handles the response under your contract with it.
How is data about O&M staff handled?
The robot privacy policy explains it: what data it captures and how it is handled.
Robot privacy
Next step
Tell us about your solar farm
Leave your details and we will get in touch to learn about the perimeter and how it is covered today. We use that to prepare the demo.
What we check with you
- Drivable tracksA track along the fence or an inner track that the robot can drive on.
- Charging pointA covered space with a power supply, where the robot waits between routes.
- Coverage on siteTo send alerts and video. Perception and navigation run on board.
We agree the details with you on the first visit.