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 ...

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 ...

On this episode of Digging Deeper, ForConstructionPros’ Wayne Grayson is joined by Caterpillar Product Specialist Alan Pumklin to go in-depth on remote equipment operation. Alan and Wayne discuss the ...

Caterpillar's Cat Command Remote Control is now available for the 374 and 395 crawler excavators and the D5, D6, and D7 crawler dozers. The system is designed to remove operators from potentially ...

T he risks posed to heavy equipment operators in certain situations can often limit the type of work they can perform. Hazardous materials, unstable subsurfaces and other site conditions can limit ...

When most people think about electric vehicles, they have in mind Teslas, Chevy Bolts or perhaps a Rivian pickup truck. The EV that Kareem Gad is helping create can dig an 8-foot-deep hole and wield a ...

Caterpillar demonstrated remote-control technology for heavy mining bulldozers Friday in Phoenix NASCAR driver Ryan Newman and his crew chief, Luke Lambert, used remote controls to operate a massive ...

Caltrans has released video of the remote-controlled equipment that has been deployed at the site of the Regent’s Slide on Highway 1. The agency is using two remote-controlled bulldozers and one ...

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 ...

MONTEREY COUNTY, California (KSBW) — Caltrans is now using remote-controlled equipment to help remove a huge landslide along the Big Sur coast, a first for any landslide along the scenic highway. “We ...