These little robots are changing the way solar farms are built, saving time and money

Solar farms, for example, take meticulous planning and surveying, involve long hours and require significant labor

The machine can ride over rugged terrain and work through rough weather

It is the brainchild of California-based Civ Robotics."Our secret sauce and our core nology is actually in the and the geospatial -- being able to literally mark coordinates within less than a quarter inch, which is very, very difficult in an uneven terrain, outdoor surfaces, and out in the desert," said Tom Yeshurun, CEO of Civ Robotics.The data for manual surveying is uploaded into the Civ software, then the operator chooses the area they want to mark and presses go

The robot does the rest, saving both time and money.Read more CNBC newsSilicon Valley's AI deals are creating zombie startups: 'You hollowed out the organization'OpenAI launches cheapest ChatGPT plan at $4.6, starting in IndiaAnalysts downplay AI bubble worries as Altman says some investors will be left 'very burnt'Intel is getting a $2 billion investment from SoftBank"The manual surveying equipment, if you use that in the field and you have three crews, they will need three land surveying handheld receivers

That alone is already equal to how much we lease our machines in the field, and all the labor savings is just another benefit," Yeshurun said.Civ Robotics has more than 100 of these robots in the field that are primarily being used by renewable energy companies, but they are also used in oil and gas

It is currently working with Bechtel Corporation on several solar jects."These were usually pretty highly paid field engineers that we would send out there, and they might be able to do 250 or 350 pile marks a day

With the CivDot robot, we're able to do 1250 a day," said Kelley Brown, vice president at Bechtel.Brown said the company has used the robot in thick and muddy terrain in Texas and out in the deserts of Nevada."And so you have to think things the tires, or you may have to think ance

Are you trying to get over existing brush and such, across the solar field? So that's one thing that we contemplate

I think the other is, you know, this runs on batteries, so you've got to contemplate battery swaps," she added.Civ Robotics is backed by Alleycorp, FF Venture Capital, Bobcat Company, Newfund Capital, Trimble Ventures, and Converge

Yeshurun said those rivals can't handle the terrains that the solar industry faces as it expands into new territories

CNBC ducer Lisa Rizzolo contributed to this piece.