Schlieren ZH/Winterthur – Venture Kick is funding the development of an innovative drill rover by Borobotics with 150,000 Swiss francs. It allows drilling holes for geothermal heating systems in a small space and at a much lower cost.
Upon reaching the third stage of the programme, Borobotics from Winterthur receives 150,000 Swiss francs from Venture Kick for the further development of its innovative drilling robot. In response to the problem of previously energy-intensive and expensive drilling of holes for geothermal probes, Borobotics is revolutionising geothermal heat processes with a drilling robot that can operate in up to 90 percent less space and at significantly lower cost, according to a media release.
In addition to the high cost and large space requirements, previous methods bring disadvantages such as energy intensity, inaccuracy, noise pollution and landscape destruction, according to the release. Borobotics describes its development as "an earthworm-like robot that moves vertically into the earth" without a derrick or drill pipe. It should allow for a much wider distribution of geothermal heating systems.
Borobotics emerged from a research project at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences, according to the release. The startup plans to invest the 150,000 Swiss francs in several drilling tests of its robot in order to be able to present a working prototype at the GeoTHERM 2024 geothermal energy trade fair in Offenburg, Germany, during demonstration drilling on 29 Februar and 1 March 2024. ce/gba/Café Europe
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