RPD 35 Drive Home the Savings
Combine four steps — layout, pile distribution, pile driving, and as-builts — into a single robot. Realize savings and restore schedule certainty with the RPD 35 robotic pile driver.
Technology
Future Tools for the Future of Energy
The RPD 35 is the most advanced pile driver on your jobsite. Take advantage of the safety and efficiency gains that only a robot can deliver — and outshine the competition.
A Winning Combination
Traditional pile driving methods need a change. The RPD 35 surveys, distributes, drives, and records every pile for an all-in-one machine.
Stay in Demand
The biggest solar buildout in US history is here. Automation is the only way to keep up with demand. Gain an edge and win bids by utilizing autonomous pile driving.
Beat Your Best
The RPD 35 is where power meets precision. A custom-engineered hammer working at 500 blows per minute, up to 24 hours a day, puts pile in the ground faster than ever before. Traditional means and methods don’t stand a chance.
Precise Any Way You Measure It
The RPD 35 can hit installation tolerances from every major tracker manufacturer. RTK GPS and advanced sensor fusion ensure you get it right the first time — saving time and eliminating rework.
Safe from Every Angle
Safety drives the RPD 35. The Eight-Layer Safety System helps keep robots and people working safely together and reduces accidents from manual pile driving.
Payloads
A unique sled carrying system supercharges pile distribution. The sleds on the RPD 35 can carry payloads of 22,000 pounds and up to 192 piles. The sleds unlock new productivity gains not possible with existing pile distribution methods.
How It Works
The Most Advanced Way to Drive Pile
Collapse four labor-intensive steps into a single robot. The RPD 35’s advanced software and hardware work seamlessly.
- The RPD 35 is pre-positioned at a solar array block, and the corresponding pile plot plan is uploaded to the robot’s computer.
- The pile plan is automatically divided into sequences of piles, and each sequence is manually loaded into pile baskets.
- The pile baskets are forked onto the RPD’s sleds with a 12K telehandler, and the autonomous piling task is initiated.
- The robot installs all the piles in its payload, then returns to its starting position to be reloaded.
Technical Specifications
Forged Ahead
150,000 pounds of robotic power. We sweat the details so your job runs with certainty.
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
Eight-Layer Safety System with geofence, pedestrian detection, wireless emergency stop, and Guardian™ remote monitoring
Durability
Liquid-cooled computer. Shock and vibration resistance. Water and dust protection.
Hammer
Weight
7,000 pounds
Frequency
500 blows per minute
Energy
4,000 foot-pounds
Material
AR-500 steel
Average Drive Time
73 seconds
Basket
Weight
1,700 pounds
Average Piles
48
Pile Lengths Supported
8–21 feet
Pile Cross Sections Supported
W6 and W8 H-beams
Sled
Weight
6,000 pounds
Total Payload
22,0000 pounds
Total Pile Capacity
192
Solution
Full Autonomy Package
Everything you need to run a robot. From hardware and training to 24/7 support, Built Robotics provides everything you need to run a fully autonomous construction operation.
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