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 ...

I can’t even drive a remote control car well. I constantly crash, then I get frustrated, and I stop. So the idea of operating heavy machinery like excavators and dump trucks via remote control both ...

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 ...

Komatsu Ltd. and its subsidiary Earthbrain Ltd. have jointly developed a remote control system for construction equipment and began offering it to customers in March. The system will be introduced to ...

Longtime operators of offroad construction equipment may be extremely facile with travel sticks and pedals or levers for blades, booms and end effectors. But an expert operator in every cab is already ...

A crowdfunding campaign has been launched with the aim of creating Scotland’s first remote control indoor construction site ...

As industrial and mining operations increasingly adopt remote-control technologies to improve operator safety, equipment flexibility and productivity, Italian specialist IMET I.R.L. is developing ...