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Gradall to showcase 1945 excavator, VR simulator at ConExpo 2020
Gradall will merge the old and the new at its ConExpo 2020 booth in North Hall—bringing one of its first truck-mounted excavators from 1945 and a virtual reality simulator for training operators. (You can see more of what OEMs have in store for ConExpo 2020 in our show preview page by clicking here.) The No. […]
December 10, 2019
Technology
Cat simulator delivers VR dozer training for highway construction
The simulator teaches advanced dozer skills in a highway construction setting and provides a realistic experience with vibration, movement and motion system.
June 6, 2019
Construction Equipment
Trimble updates its AR hard hat with Microsoft HoloLens 2:Â Layer-able, hand-manipulated 3D hologram designs right before your eyes
Trimble teams up with Microsoft’s HoloLens Customization Program to create a device that shows 3D holographic information. More information on Equipment World.
March 1, 2019
Safety
Cat unveils its first virtual-reality trainer, simulating worker’s first day on road paving crew
Cat has developed common scenarios that could possibly occur on a rural four-lane highway paving operation. Check it out here on Equipment World!
February 18, 2019
Dealers
United Rentals to offer virtual-reality training for aerial lifts
United Rentals training centers will offer Serious Labs' VR simulation for training operators of mobile elevating work platforms. Get more details here.
December 6, 2018
Technology
This VR training simulator is the first for construction equipment
A scissor lift virtual reality training simulator, first glimpsed during The Rental Show, may be the start of using such simulators for all types of construction equipment, according to an Edmonton, Canada-based tech company. Officially launching last week at the IPAF Summit and International Awards for Powered Access (IAPA) in Miami, the VR scissor lift […]
March 16, 2018
Technology
Walk right through a D6 with the VR tech Cat uses for machine design
During a recent press event, Caterpillar showed off a virtual realty (VR) demonstrator that allowed editors to walk straight through a current production D6, viewing internal components along the way. (See video below.) If Cat offers this same experience at ConExpo, it will have a line of attendees snaking through the aisles waiting to get […]
November 11, 2016
Technology
How Caterpillar is developing virtual and augmented reality to design and service heavy equipment
We are in the midst of a transition between ages. Data is everywhere. Computers will soon be in nearly every pocket and screens are increasingly being strapped to more and more wrists and heads. Even our homes, a thing that you wouldn’t necessarily have pegged as a data-intensive environment, have become Smart with a capital […]
October 22, 2015
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