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 ...

Volvo Construction Equipment is test-operating a remote-controlled wheel loader over a 5G network in a forestry application. Volvo suggests that the application may help improve safety and ...

In the dynamic world of construction, some projects take us far from the well-trodden paths of urban landscapes into the heart of remote and challenging environments. These locations, though ...

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 ...

Today’s construction jobsites are more complex than ever. Contractors and project managers face a landslide of challenges, including tighter project timelines, rising labor shortages, the need for ...

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 ...

The Israeli company said the decision followed a demonstration for local officials in which a tower crane in Israel was operated from a control center in Hong Kong, roughly 9,000 kilometers away.

Architects don’t make buildings. Architects make drawings of buildings. But of course, someone has to make the building. The construction industry is one of the largest economic sectors and we all ...