Tag: Built Robotics

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: Autonomous dozers, excavators are here; Latest CTLs treading different paths; Hitachi debuts EX1200-7 excavator; Komatsu unveils PC1250-11 excavators; Mack debuts first electric truck

With debut of its first electric truck, Mack not concerned about range, payload While concerns have been repeatedly raised about the payload and range of all-electric trucks in general, Mack believes the refuse industry will prove to be a good fit for its first battery-powered truck. Powered by an electric Mack drivetrain, the Mack LR […]

May 20, 2019

Dealers

Sunstate to rent out autonomous construction equipment in deal with Built Robotics

Built Robotics and Sunstate Equipment Company have announced a partnership that marks a major step into the future for both companies. The agreement aims to make Phoenix-based Sunstate the first rental firm to offer fully autonomous construction equipment powered by Built’s proprietary technology and aftermarket kit. For Built, the San Francisco-based startup now beginning to […]

May 14, 2019

Autonomous

Built Robotics brings full autonomy to dozers, excavators with aftermarket kit

After unveiling a fully autonomous compact track loader in 2017 and proving that the machine could work on jobsites, earthmoving contractors started to reach out to Built Robotics with interest of how the company’s technology could make their lives easier. Built founder and CEO Noah Ready-Campbell says the interest came as a natural point of […]

May 10, 2019

Construction Equipment

Year in Review: The Biggest Construction Equipment News Stories of 2017

2017’s Top Newsmaker: Deere buys Wirtgen After identifying Wirtgen as an attractive strategic fit several years ago, John Deere pulled the trigger in a surprise move this June, buying German equipment manufacturer Wirtgen Group. The all-cash $5.2 billion deal gave Deere access to Wirtgen’s deep roots in roadbuilding and quarry equipment markets. The deal also […]

December 29, 2017

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: Autonomous Track Loader designed for grading, excavation; Cat C9.3B engine sets stage; Compact excavators getting better; Freightliner delivers wreaths; JLG site preparing customers for aerial lift standards

New Cat C9.3B engine sets stage for the future: Simpler, smaller, more HP and torque Caterpillar has launched a new engine that will serve as a blueprint for many of the company’s engines to come. The C9.3B is a simpler, lighter engine system with 18 percent more power compared to previous engines said Christopher Massey, […]

December 27, 2017

Autonomous

Autonomous Track Loader performs low-level excavation, grading tasks to boost jobsite productivity

Noah Ready-Campbell built his career in Silicon Valley. But his latest endeavor, a robotics company focused on autonomous construction equipment, represents a return to his roots and the hope that he can blaze a trail forward for the industry. Before he started his career with a job a Google, and before he sold a $23-million […]

December 19, 2017