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Company launches robot capable of searching for geothermal energy in all types of terrain, including your backyard! This incredible technology could revolutionize the energy sector

Written by Ruth Rodrigues
Published 25/01/2025 ร s 10:28
Startup Borobotics launches autonomous worm robot that facilitates access to geothermal energy, making it more affordable and efficient.
Photo: Borobotics

Startup Borobotics launches autonomous worm robot that facilitates access to geothermal energy, making it more affordable and efficient.

Startup Borobotics is changing the way access to geothermal energy is handled. With the launch of its worm robot autonomous, called โ€œGrabowskiโ€, Borobotics aims to make geothermal energy more accessible and efficient.

The robot was developed to autonomously drill in various conditions, such as gardens or parking lots, and harness geothermal heat to provide energy in a sustainable way.

Meet the worm robot

The โ€œGrabowskiโ€, the robot Borobotics' worm is just 13,5 cm wide and 2,8 meters long.

This compact size and its drilling technology allow it to reach up to 500 meters deep, extracting geothermal heat from underground.

This heat is used by geothermal heat pumps, which heat environments in winter and cool them in summer, using much less energy than conventional systems.

With the geothermal source, Borobotics seeks to transform the way we consume energy, making it more efficient and accessible.

The worm robot not only digs efficiently, but also automatically seals the holes it makes, making the process even safer and more practical.

Autonomous Worm Robot
Photo: Borobotics

โ€œGrabowskiโ€ is an innovative tool that uses smart sensors to operate autonomously and connects directly to an electrical outlet, without the need for large equipment or heavy infrastructure.

Geothermal energy as an efficient alternative

A the energy Geothermal energy is gaining global attention, especially from the European Union, which is encouraging the adoption of this clean source to achieve its decarbonization goals.

Borobotics is positioned to lead this transformation, bringing geothermal energy to a wider audience.

With its worm robot technology, the company makes drilling accessible even in areas where it would previously have been impossible, allowing more people and businesses to benefit from geothermal resources.

Moritz Pill, co-founder of Borobotics, believes the worm robot technology is a major breakthrough for geothermal energy.

He says: โ€œDrilling will become possible on properties where it would be unthinkable today, and this will open the door to wider use of geothermal energy.โ€

It highlights the efficiency of geothermal heat pumps, which can be installed in areas with surface heat, offering an economical and efficient solution for heating and cooling environments.

Borobotics revolutionizing the geothermal energy sector with the worm robot

With the recent funding of โ‚ฌ1,38 million, Borobotics is ready to test the worm robot in real conditions later this year.

Geothermal energy is seen as one of the most promising solutions for the global energy future, and companies like Borobotics are leading the charge.

The International Energy Agency estimates that by 2050, geothermal energy could supply up to 15% of global energy demand, and Borobotics will be at the forefront of this revolution.

With robot worm, Borobotics is making geothermal energy more accessible, efficient and practical for everyone.

This advancement has the potential to transform the energy market, helping to reduce consumption from traditional sources and contributing to a more sustainable and energy-efficient future.

With information Digital Look

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Ruth Rodrigues

Graduated in Biological Sciences from the State University of Rio Grande do Norte (UERN), she works as a writer and scientific disseminator.

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