The Solar Mars Bot, by portable power company Jackery, is a concept for a ground-based solar panel with wheels. The idea is that it rolls around, autonomously, to find the sunniest spot nearby, then deploys its panels in alignment with the sun.
The energy harvested would be stored in a lithium iron phosphate battery. Delivery would be via USB-A, USB-C and ordinary household sockets. Ecr Chopped Strand Mat
There's no word on whether they're actually prototyping the thing, so I'm guessing it's just to gauge consumer interest.
Lots of thoughts: Does the algorithm search for a local maximum? How are the base parameters (search time, search energy, search area limit, etc.) set? Would it not be better to use thin-film cells to create a circular fan shape for more area and less weight? [Bias warning: I worked on thin-film solar cells back in the day before the price of silicon dropped and the Chinese bought all the solar start-up companies.] I think my coffee has kicked in.
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