A robot on wheels lifts a solar panel.
  • AES Corporation introduces Maximo, an AI-powered robot that installs solar panels.
  • The company said Maximo will help speed up renewable energy transition and wouldn't replace humans.
  • Big tech companies need more renewable energy, and fast, to power their data centers.

Installing solar panels can be back-breaking work, so one of the largest renewable energy companies is using robots to do the heavy lifting.

AES Corporation on Tuesday introduced "Maximo," an AI-powered robot that can lift solar panels and precisely place them into long rows. The robot will be used to construct the largest solar farm with battery storage in the US, which will help power Amazon's data centers.