News editors obtained the following quote from the background information suppli ed by the inventors: “The development of renewable energies is growing rapidly. Many sets of solar panels are installed today, whether in photovoltaic solar pow er plants or on industrial roofs. “It is important to be able to clean the surface of these solar panels in order to ensure their efficiency. “Cleaning can be done manually, for example by operators using poles. “Brush cleaning robots have also been developed. One of the difficulties of clea ning is linked to the fact that the solar panels are generally inclined, and wet during the cleaning. The manufacturer of the robot must thus be able to guarant ee the adhesion of the cleaning robots on slopes greater than 10° or 25°.
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