Tag: construction robotics

The Dirt

How Spot the Robot Dog Got a Job in Construction | The Dirt #17

Boston Dynamics and Trimble leaders discuss Spot the robot dog and the future of robotics in construction on this episode of The Dirt. Watch it here on Equipment World.

November 23, 2020

Technology

Want to buy a robot to rove your construction site? Spot is now for sale

Boston Dynamics announced last year that robot Spot is available for sale to rove your construction site.

July 14, 2020

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: The Autonomous Rebar Tying Robot (VIDEO); Mack MD Series trucks walkaround; JCB intros smaller, tracked Teleskid; 25-lb. Vacuworx PHD lifts 2,500 lbs. (VIDEO); Polaris intros new jobsite-ready Pro XD UTVs

Polaris intros new gas-powered models for its Pro XD line of UTVs Polaris is now offering gas-powered models of its Pro XD utility task vehicles, a follow-up to 2018’s launch of the diesel Pro XDs. The new gas-powered UTVs are similar to the diesel models, including seating for two to four riders, depending on the […]

February 17, 2020

Technology

Romu the construction robot drives sheet piling autonomously, works in concert with other robots to swarm the jobsite

Construction robot drives its own sheet piles into the ground by itself. See how this construction robot completes its tasks on the construction site here.

April 8, 2019

Maintenance

Robotics will bring about a new breed of heavy equipment technician

The future for heavy equipment technicians is interesting to look into considering how heavy equipment is adopting more and more technology. Read more here.

January 16, 2019

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