Equipment & Fleet

University ETH Zürich - Zürich, Switzerland - Researchers at ETH Zurich used a prototype autonomous excavator known as HEAP internally to construct a dry stone wall that was approximately 65 meters long and 6 meters high. The excavator is equipped with combined Lidar, IMU, GNSS and other joint sensing programs and demonstrated construction of a…

Isreal - Reports from the Jerusalem Post states that, Ackerstein Industries, based in Israel, is expanding its pioneering efforts into 3D concrete printing. Ackerstein Industries is a pioneer in developing "proprietary" eco-friendly concrete solutions for infrastructure and industrial projects with a focus on what appears to be recycled mix ins,…

United States Of America - On June 12, 2023, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $192 million in funding for recycling batteries from consumer products, creating an advanced battery research and development consortium (R&D), and the continuation of the Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Prize. The increased demand for electric vehicles…

Denver, Colorado - Geo Week is the intersection of geospatial + the built world. The event brings together AEC Next Expo & Conference, SPAR 3D Expo & Conference and the International Lidar Mapping Forum into a single powerhouse event. Co-located partner events include USIBD, ASPRS, MAPPS Annual Meeting. Industries covered include…

Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology are utilizing rubidium atoms as receivers to detect and display live color television and video games. This new atomic system could soon be utilized to create small and flexible communication devices which do not rely on electronics. Adding video capabilities may potentially advance…

Golden, Colorado - NASA sand others are on the move, and their moving fast. Founded just a few years ago Lunar Outpost is on its way to excavate the moon. Bechtel and NASA are pushing the advancement and it is a go with awards in the millions. Who & What Colorado School of Mines' Lunar Outpost is creating technologies for autonomous lunar…

Westborough, MA & Hopkinsville, KY - Ascend Elements has announced plans to invest $310 million in Phase 1 and up to $1 billion over multiple phases to construct a sustainable lithium-ion battery materials facility in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, with groundbreaking anticipated in the fourth quarter of 2022. The first-of-its-kind manufacturing…

Stockholm, Sweden - Hexagon disrupts reality capture once again with its next-generation, ultra-fast Leica BLK360 laser scanner. Using the ultra-fast Leica BLK360 laser scanner, Hexagon upsets reality capture yet again. Hexagon AB, a global leader in digital reality solutions that integrates sensors with software and autonomous vehicles, has…

HONOLULU, HAWAII - The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) has announced a new pilot program with i-Probe Inc to test connected automobile hardware and software technologies. On Monday, June 20, 2022, Governor David Ige, Hawaii Department of Transportation Director Jade Butay, and Masamichi Watanabe, President and CEO, i-Probe Inc., signed…

DEERFIELD, ILLINOIS - Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) announced today that its global headquarters will be relocated from Deerfield, Illinois, to the company's existing office in Irving, Texas. In 2022, the company will relocate its headquarters to Irving. Caterpillar has had a presence in Texas since the 1960s, in a variety of capacities. Illinois…

United States Of America - In March 2022, new light-vehicle sales in the United States fell to 13.3 million units on a seasonally adjusted basis, down from 14.1 million units the previous month and 17.6 million units in March 2021. "Sales fell throughout Q1 2022 as production, which was already constrained by scarce microchips, was further…

United States Of America - Robotics and Automation are nothing new. It has been evolving consistently since Henry Ford's assembly line and well before. What has changed is the segments and industries they never reached or reach. The country's lack luster adoption and lack of innovation seems to have began with push and pull lobbying and regulation…

Eskilstuna, Sweden - Volvo Construction Equipment of Sweden yesterday announced that the company is ready for the current economic and environmental climate at hand. The company has risen to the challenge with it's launch of a full electric construction equipment suite. The company has announced you can now pre-order from their site. The…

United States Of America - Gas & Diesel price volatility has become a long lasting push and pull battle over the years. Since the United States Of America set it goals to eliminate oil imports from Russia it has implemented new laws and push towards more responsible energy sourcing, consumption and emissions. Although the move does seem…

United States Of America - "CAT" for short or formally known as Caterpillar Inc. has just dropped some excited news for machine operators across the globe. CAT® invites machine operators from around the world to compete in the 2022/2023 Global Operator Challenge. The challenge puts equipment operators' abilities and precision to the test as they…