Gritt Partners with MasTec to Deploy AI-Powered Construction Robots Across US Solar Projects

Gritt announced a partnership with MasTec to use its AI-powered robotic attachments on solar construction sites across the United States on November 10, 2026. MasTec is one of the largest infrastructure companies in North America and Gritt’s work will be done through the division MasTec Renewables of the company on utility-scale solar construction sites in multiple states across the country.

A Gritt robotic arm is a lightweight, attachable robotic arm that is integrated with existing job site equipment, including a wide variety of Skid Steers and Forklifts. The arm is capable of lifting and placing large solar panels while a craftsman guides the robot and inspects the finished work. Over time, Gritt’s AI systems learn to perform additional tasks such as assembly and material handling, across a variety of job sites including rain-soaked construction sites in urban areas, desert construction sites and even snowy construction sites in the plains. 

Rob Turner, Vice President of Construction at MasTec Renewables, shared in the announcement how the company saw great value in utilizing the technology to support their experienced construction workforce on active job sites. In the press release, Puneet Puri, CEO of Gritt, shared that with every new deployment, Gritt’s systems are becoming increasingly capable and that they plan to apply the technology to other Infrastructure End Markets in the future. 

The partnership through a pipeline of projects initially focused on the utility-scale solar portfolio within multiple states across MasTec Renewables’ construction footprint, follows another named partner agreement with Burns & McDonnell announced in August after a year of trial work. The new partnership is announced just three months after Gritt launched with $32.4m in funding and a fleet of two systems that have been operating on a number of job sites around the country, the company’s website now lists more than seven active sites across Gritt’s various systems. 

For now, there are a number of important details about the MasTec deal that have not been disclosed by either company, including the financial terms of the partnership and how many robotic arms Gritt will be deploying on MasTec projects. Meanwhile, Gritt’s claim to boost solar installation productivity to 3,000 to 4,000 panels per day by a single crew (versus 800-900 installed by a human alone, as cited by the company itself) has not yet been corroborated by any third party verified data from actual sites that are actively working with the attachment. 

The agreement’s evolution to a multi-state ‘pipeline’ of projects marks an interesting turning point for the system’s growing acceptance in the solar attachment space.