Widgtech Ashman
Widgtech Ashman is a cleaning vehicle designed for solar photovoltaic panels in large power plants. The vehicle uses a pure electric drive, a tracked chassis and an intelligent pathfinding function. A central water tank holds 200 liters and supports the cleaning of thousands of square meters of panels. The mechanical arm has six degrees of freedom and carries an image recognition module, an atomizing water sprayer and a cleaning head. The image recognition module analyzes each panel and guides the mechanical arm during cleaning. The design reduces manual labor and water use.
Widgtech Ashman Photovoltaic Cleaning Car by sxdesign was selected as a creative illustration of service design by the A' Design Award. Widgtech Ashman Photovoltaic Cleaning Car received the Silver A' Design Award in Robotics, Automaton and Automation Design in 2023. The A' Robotics, Automaton and Automation Design Award is a highly prestigious international design competition which recognizes excellent design of industrial robots, medical robots, agricultural robots, domestic robots, autonomous vehicles, humanoid robots, telepresence robots, underwater robots and more.
