Nextracker launches AI and robotics business

Nextracker has launched a new AI and robotics business initiative, appointed Dr. Francesco Borrelli as Chief AI and Robotics Officer, and completed strategic technology acquisitions to integrate AI and robotics across its solar technology platform.

• Main action: Nextracker invested over $40 million across the past four quarters to acquire three AI and robotics technologies, appointed Dr. Francesco Borrelli as chief AI and robotics officer to lead integration of AI, machine learning, and advanced robotics across its global platform, and announced OnSight products are commercially available in the U.S. with a global rollout planned next year.
• Background & details: Acquisitions include SenseHawk IP (August 2024) for high-resolution 3D as-built maps using AI drone imagery, Amir Robotics (March 2025) for a lightweight, water-free robotic cleaning technology currently being tested at several commercial sites, and OnSight Technology (autonomous robotic inspection and fire detection) whose team has joined Nextracker; the company cites ~100 GW of deployed systems across 40 countries as the install base to scale these capabilities.