Civ Robotics CivDot+ and CivNav

Civ Robotics Inc. (San Francisco, California, per its site) makes layout robots and machine control systems for solar and infrastructure construction. It targets the slow, skill-dependent surveying and stake-out work on large sites.

CivDot+ is a robotic total station layout robot that marks coordinates with stated accuracy of 8 mm, while CivNav is a machine control system that positions shakeout piles within inches. Operators need no prior land surveying experience. The company claims 30GW across solar farms and BESS, over 10 million marked coordinates and work on 5 continents, aimed at EPC firms.

• CivDot+: layout robot (robotic total station) marking coordinates at 8 mm accuracy.
• CivNav: machine control system positioning shakeout piles.
• Solutions for solar farms: layout for solar and BESS projects.
• Infrastructure uses: earthworks, ground improvements, airports, roads and parking lots.
• Global use: customers across the US, Europe, the Middle East and Australia.

Pile and stake layout for utility-scale solar farms in Vietnam. Site marking for industrial parks and logistics centres. Road and earthworks stake-out for EPC contractors.

Site states layout up to 8x faster with CivDot+. General labor can run the equipment without surveying experience. Accuracy of 8 mm for coordinate marking. CivNav can remove layout steps entirely on solar farms.

Rapid solar and infrastructure build-outs strain the supply of skilled surveyors. Automated layout shortens site mobilization and reduces rework. Vietnam's solar, industrial park and road projects face similar surveying constraints.

Address: 638 4th Street, San Francisco, CA 94107. Series A of $7.5M announced July 2025 (company news page). Presented at Trimble Dimensions in November 2024. Countries served include the US, Canada, Norway, France, UAE, Australia and Saudi Arabia.