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Autonomous
“Landfill of the Future”: WM Begins Autonomous Equipment Pilot with Caterpillar
Following a successful pilot of a remote-controlled D8 bulldozer, the landfill operator will test a Cat-developed autonomous landfill compactor.
August 18, 2026
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Autonomous
Komatsu Partners With AIM Intelligent Machines to Automate Bulldozers and Excavators
The new partnership combines Komatsu’s Smart Construction platform with AIM’s physical AI to let machines plan, navigate and execute earthmoving tasks autonomously.
August 17, 2026
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Robotics
A Robot Subcontractor? Monumental Wants You to Hire its Brick-Laying Robot
Instead of buying equipment, contractors hire Monumental's trio of autonomous bricklaying robots and pay only for finished walls.
August 12, 2026
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Technology
Ex-SpaceX Engineers Raise $115M to Build Semi-Autonomous Construction Equipment
TerraFirma says operators could oversee fleets of retrofitted excavators, dozers, loaders from screens, making them up to 300% more effective.
July 21, 2026
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Technology
New Hexagon, RodRadar Tech Stops Excavator Bucket Before Striking Utilities
The new AI-integrated system detects buried lines in real time and automatically stops the bucket before contact.
May 11, 2026
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Autonomous
Video: Operator Teaches Hitachi ZX135US-7 Excavator to Dig on its Own
With a few inputs from the operator, the excavator takes over with Gravis’ new Copilot system to autonomously dig a trench.
May 8, 2026
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Autonomous
Iron Insider: How Bluelight's $50K Autonomy Kit Can Boost Productivity Up to 14%
No operators? No problem. Turn rollers and haul trucks autonomous to boost production and improve safety — no new equipment needed.
May 5, 2026
Bluelight Autonomous Retrofit Kits For Construction Equipment
Technology
New Komatsu Smart Construction Tools Turn Jobsite Data into Action
New software, hardware and mobile tools improve jobsite data capture, 3D planning and field-to-office communication across mixed fleets.
May 1, 2026
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Dozers
Komatsu Teases D61PXi-25 Dozer with IMC 3.0 Intelligent Machine Control
A bigger blade, more horsepower and IMC 3.0 aim to boost output on Komatsu’s latest midsize dozer.
April 16, 2026
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Autonomous
Bluelight Expands Retrofit Autonomy to Volvo Articulated Trucks, Cat Rollers
The installation time for Autopilot is 3 to 6 hours and requires only a model-specific harness and minimal hardware changes.
March 25, 2026
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Technology
Topcon Debuts New Machine Control, Safety and Geomatics Tech at ConExpo 2026
The new technologies are designed to increase productivity by connecting equipment, people and processes through a central platform.
March 19, 2026
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Technology
Leica Expands 3D Machine Control Compatibility to Cat Wheeled Excavators
The 3D solution expands Cat's 2D Grade Assist features, boosting precision, safety and productivity, Leica says.
March 11, 2026
Leica Geosystems Expands 3 D Machine Control Compatibility Options For Caterpillar Next Gen Wheeled Excavators
Machine control
Cat's Voice-Controlled AI Assistant Opens New Doors for Productivity, Safety (Video)
Cat AI Assistant can improve technician efficiency and coach novice machine operators to work like pros.
January 12, 2026
Caterpillar CEO Joe Creed unveils the company's new Cat AI Assistant at a keynote address during CES 2026 in Las Vegas.
Construction Equipment
Caterpillar Previews 5 Autonomous Equipment Lines at CES (Video)
The company revealed new intelligent excavators, dozers, loaders, haul trucks and compactors.
January 8, 2026
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Autonomous
Bedrock Robotics Deploys Industry's Largest Supervised Autonomous Excavator Test
Autonomous excavators are being used to load human-operated articulated dump trucks on a mass-excavation project for Sundt Construction.
December 3, 2025
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Machine control
Leica 3D Machine Control Kit Now Available for Develon -9 Series Excavators
The Leica MC1 3D system can be installed as a retrofit and integrates with the excavator's existing 2D sensors and calibrations.
November 7, 2025
Develon And Leica Geosystems Expand 3 D Machine Control Availability To All 9 Series Crawler Excavators
Machine control
Trimble Adds Earthworks Grade Control for Select Scrapers
Operators can use the platform for cutting and loading, hauling and dumping, and spreading material evenly to grade — without stakes.
October 30, 2025
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Machine control
Liebherr Generation 8 Dozers Now Compatible with Unicontrol Automatic Grade Control
Liebherr’s PR716 through 756 G8 dozers can now be equipped with blade-mounted GPS/GNSS 3D machine control.
October 29, 2025
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