/challenges-projects/design-challenges/on-the-line/b/projects/posts/solarsense---edge-ai-for-optimal-cleaning-of-solar-panelsSolar panels are prone to dust and dirt accumulation on their surface, reducing energy output by up to 50%. Solar farms have gantry robots or sprinkler systems to clean panels on a regular schedule, but for micro installations such as those on top ofen-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/on-the-line/b/projects/posts/solarsense---edge-ai-for-optimal-cleaning-of-solar-panelsTue, 23 Jun 2026 12:34:32 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:2eb69460-ef58-4755-a4c0-3b3e5b1c4f24saramic1<p>impressive work, looks great and a great use of the developer kit. Tell me about Lab View - I have never had the &quot;pleasure&quot; of using it and it really was painful to try and get going - my prejudice for text based systems didn&#39;t help but just trying to understand what a &quot;box&quot; on the screen was actually called, how to find it, how to wire it up with a mouse was really painful. I am sure I will get back to it for the exercise at some point but a really steep learning curve.</p> <p>Also nice to see the temperature probe working and the whole look of the design is amazing - well done - good luck</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=29882&AppID=483&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">