By now most everyone has seen publicity about autonomous machinery working at mines around the world, but remote-control technology on a smaller scale can have a home much closer to home—it is ...

While autonomous technology tends to get more buzz, major strides are also being made in remote operation of construction equipment. The potential to control equipment of all types and sizes from a ...

When you hear about the job of operating construction machinery, the first image that comes to mind is likely someone ...

Volvo Construction Equipment is test-operating a remote-controlled wheel loader over a 5G network in a forestry application. Volvo suggests that the application may help improve safety and ...

COVID-19 made remote work and telecommuting a reality for millions of people across industries. But construction’s one of those fields that requires workers to be on-site, right? Maybe for certain ...

In disaster areas, operating heavy construction equipment remotely and autonomously is necessary, but conventional remote-controlled heavy equipment has problems such as insufficient operability, ...

ESB Kranverleih Transport und Hebetechnik (ESB) has assembled a concrete mixing plant with a remote-controlled Liebherr mobile crane. The German crane contractor used a Liebhrerr LTM 1070-4.2 mobile ...

A new concept construction robot has been developed for disaster relief situations. This robot has a double swing dual arm mechanism and has drastically improved operability and mobility compared to ...

image: A group of Japanese researchers developed a new concept construction robot for disaster relief situations. This robot has a double swing dual arm mechanism and has drastically improved ...