What Airtouch does

Airtouch Solar Ltd. (TASE:ARTS) is an Israel-headquartered public company that designs, manufactures, and operates water-free robotic cleaning systems for utility-scale solar PV plants. Its core product family — the AT 4.0 linear robot for fixed-tilt arrays, the AV 2.0 for single-axis trackers, and the Airtouch IoT Cloud-based Control System — is built around a patented wind-blowing mechanism combined with microfiber wipers, eliminating on-site water use and delivering Best PI Berlin grade certification (0.1%-0.5%) for module-impact quality. The robots are autonomous, communicate over Mesh BT 5.0 LR, and accept weather-aware, AI-driven scheduling instructions from a centralized cloud platform, with five-dimensional movement providing up to 1mm positional accuracy.

Airtouch monetizes through two coupled streams: project-specific hardware sales (supply, erection, testing, and commissioning of robotic cleaning systems, often multi-year contracts, e.g., a disclosed US$475,000 supply agreement with EDF Renewables Israel) and long-duration O&M service agreements that typically run 15 years and are billed annually per robot, covering preventive and corrective maintenance plus spare-parts replacement (batteries, motors, microfiber wipers, wheels, bearings). Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales into utility-scale developers — ReNew Power, EDF Renewables, Avaada, Enlight, Adani, and Amplus Solar — supported by a wholly-owned manufacturing subsidiary, Airtouch Solar India PVT. LTD., in Noida, and a headquarters/R&D center in Holon, Israel. The company is publicly traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, having completed an IPO in March 2021, and has announced a pending share-exchange merger with Bitcore Capital.

Name

Airtouch

Legal name

Airtouch Solar Ltd.

Website

https://airtouchsolar.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Airtouch Solar (TASE:ARTS) designs and operates water-free, IoT-connected robotic cleaning systems for utility-scale solar PV plants, selling hardware and 15-year O&M services directly to large developers such as ReNew Power and EDF Renewables via its Israeli R&D base and Indian production subsidiary.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Robotic Solar Panel Cleaning Systems

NAICS

Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing (33331)

akta.pro primary industry

Solar Panel Cleaning (HSAEAJAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Renewable Energy Asset O&M (Wind, Solar, Hydro, Geothermal) (EUAEAGAB), Distributed & Commercial Renewable O&M (Rooftop Solar, C&I Wind, Small Hydro) (EUAMAGAB)

Keywords

• Robotic solar cleaning
• Water-free cleaning systems
• Solar panel maintenance
• PV module cleaning
• Solar O&M robotics

Headquarters

HQ city

Hartuv

HQ country

Israel

HQ region

Middle East

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Robotic Cleaning System Sales: Sale of water-free robotic cleaning systems including supply, erection, testing and commissioning. Systems are sold directly to solar developers for installation on utility-scale solar PV plants. The company also provides design services to ensure PV sites are robot-friendly.
2. Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Services: Long-term O&M agreements typically spanning 15 years covering preventive and corrective maintenance, spare parts replacement (batteries, motors, microfiber wipers, wheels, bearings). Annual fee per robot is paid to cover these services.
3. Service and Maintenance Contracts: Comprehensive service and maintenance for the duration of each project, providing developers peace of mind. Both supply agreements and O&M agreements contribute to the revenue stream with backlog orders representing future revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Airtouch manufactures and supplies autonomous, water-free robotic cleaning systems for utility-scale solar PV plants, including the AT 4.0 linear robot, the AV 2.0 tracker robot, and an IoT cloud-based control platform for remote fleet management. The company pairs hardware sales with multi-year Operation and Maintenance (O&M) service contracts (typically 15 years) covering preventive/corrective maintenance and spare parts, serving solar developers across India, Israel, and other markets.

Product overview

Airtouch offers a portfolio of water-free robotic cleaning solutions for solar PV plants comprising three main products: the AT 4.0 linear robot for fixed-tilt installations, the AV 2.0 for tracker-based solar systems, and the Airtouch IoT Cloud-based Control System as the centralized management platform. The AT 4.0 and AV 2.0 are autonomous robots that clean solar panels using wind-blowing technology and microfiber wipers without water, while the IoT system provides remote monitoring, control, and AI-optimized scheduling across the entire robot fleet.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Airtouch AT 4.0 Robot An advanced linear, water-free solar module cleaning robot using wind-blowing technology and microfiber wipers, with up to 2,000 meters of cleaning range per single charge, designed for fixed-tilt utility-scale solar PV installations.
• Airtouch AV 2.0 for Trackers An autonomous water-free cleaning robot designed specifically for solar tracker-based PV systems, with five-dimensional movement enabling precision navigation and high cleaning throughput across tracking rows.
• Airtouch IoT Cloud-based Control System A cloud-based IoT platform that provides remote access, monitoring, control, and fleet management of deployed cleaning robots, integrating weather forecasting and sensor data for AI-driven cleaning schedule optimization.
• Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Services Long-term, multi-year (typically 15 years) preventive and corrective maintenance service contracts for deployed robotic cleaning systems, including spare parts replacement (batteries, motors, microfiber wipers, wheels, bearings), sold to utility-scale solar PV developers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Increase solar energy yield by up to 30% through automated cleaning cycles
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• EDF Renewables IsraelcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 July 2021Airtouch signed contracts for supply of water-free robotic cleaning systems for 3 of EDF Renewables' solar PV plants in Israel, to be commissioned within 2021. Contracts include supply agreements for supply, erection, testing and commissioning valued at US$ 475,000, plus operation and maintenance agreements for 15 years. Airtouch was awarded the contracts following an over two-month long comparative pilot conducted by EDF Renewables Israel.
• ReNew PowercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 April 2021Major contract for supply of Airtouch's water-free robotic cleaning systems for solar plants in India. ReNew Power is India's largest renewable energy company. The contract represents one of the largest deals in Airtouch's history and involves projects with combined capacity exceeding 3GWp.
• Meshek EnergyminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 March 2021Agreement for sale and operation of solar panel cleaning robots for fields of up to approximately 300MW. Airtouch to sell robots in the amount of up to $2.5 million and expected to receive up to $0.5 million over coming years from operation services.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• MiraClean: Swedish robotic solar panel cleaning manufacturer producing autonomous track-based robots for utility-scale PV. Comparable product architecture and customer base in European utility-scale solar.
• Ecoppia: Israel-based developer of autonomous water-free robotic solar panel cleaning systems and cloud management software. Closest direct competitor to Airtouch with overlapping product (robotic cleaning + IoT) and similar utility-scale developer customer base.
• SolarCleano: French maker of autonomous PV cleaning robots (Tethys, Airtower product line) including dry- and water-free options for utility-scale plants. Competes head-to-head with Airtouch in tenders for European and MENA utility-scale solar projects.
• Nomadd Desert Solar Cleaning: Specializes in autonomous robotic solar panel cleaning solutions designed for desert and high-dust environments, often used with fixed-tilt and single-axis tracker utility plants. Directly comparable product and use case to Airtouch AT 4.0 and AV 2.0.

Emerging players

• Sunbot Clean Energy: Early-stage provider of robotic cleaning solutions for solar PV with a focus on tracker-based plants. Partial product overlap with Airtouch AV 2.0 for tracker deployments.

Broad incumbents

• Seraphim (JinkoSolar's cleaning-related arm): Large solar PV module/EPC ecosystem player with adjacent product capabilities including solar plant maintenance accessories. As a broad incumbent, overlaps with Airtouch at the operational layer of utility-scale plants rather than dedicated cleaning robotics.
• First Solar: Vertically integrated thin-film PV module manufacturer and utility-scale project developer. A broad solar incumbent whose deployment scale could enable in-house cleaning solutions, posing a potential competitive and partnership vector for Airtouch.
• Adani Green Energy: One of the largest utility-scale renewable energy developers globally and an existing Airtouch customer. Comparable as a buyer of robotic cleaning solutions at scale; included because it represents both a customer and a potential standardized deployment channel.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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