Luminous
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About Luminous
Luminous Robotics develops fleets that carry and position photovoltaic modules during utility-scale solar construction. Its LUMI systems move panels from staging or pallet locations to the installation row and present them at the mounting structure, reducing repeated manual lifting across large sites. Different robot generations address panel transport, placement and pallet handling as the construction sequence advances.
Fleet software coordinates missions and progress against the project layout, while crews retain responsibility for final alignment, fastening, electrical work and exceptions. Luminous has deployed S-series robots on Australian projects, including Goorambat East Solar Farm, and is expanding production through a dedicated manufacturing line. The delivery model combines robot supply with site integration and operating support for utility-scale construction projects.
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- Jay Shah - Co-Founder and CEO - Shah leads Luminous Robotics as it develops robotic automation for utility-scale solar-farm construction.
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- 2026-10-13 - Contract Award - Luminous receives up to AUD17.8M ARENA support for Melbourne robot production
The project targets approximately 100 LUMI robots by 2029. The manufacturing expansion follows ARENA-supported field demonstrations at solar farms in Victoria and New South Wales.
Source - 2025-07-02 - Award - Luminous selected for $4.9M ARENA Solar ScaleUp award
The project planned the first full-fleet deployment of five LUMI robots at two Australian utility-scale solar farms. LUMI autonomously places solar modules onto racking while workers complete the final securing process. Luminous partnered with Equans for deployments at Neoen's Culcairn project and Engie's Goorambat East project.
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Relationships
- Australian Renewable Energy Agency
Solar Scaleup Lumi Demonstration - ARENA selected Luminous for $4.9 million to demonstrate its LUMI solar-installation robots in Australia.
- Equans
Australian Deployment Partner - Luminous partnered with Equans to deploy LUMI robots at two Australian solar farms.
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- Luminous receives up to AUD17.8M ARENA support for Melbourne robot production
2026-10-13 · Order / contract · ARENA awarded Luminous Robotics up to AUD17.8 million to develop a Melbourne manufacturing facility for solar panel installation robots.
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