There’s been a lot of talk about getting autonomous construction equipment into the field, but few have been willing to use operatorless heavy iron on real sites. That’s where start-up Built Robotics ...

Born of opportunity during a long-ago oil boom, a 70-year-old central Illinois oilfield services contractor is re-inventing itself as an excavation and earthmoving business. Well into its third ...

Trimble announces Trimble Earthworks for Excavators and Trimble Earthworks for Dozers. Contractors can now take advantage of the first integrated 3D aftermarket grade control automatics for excavators ...

Kubota rolls out its next-generation 1.7-metric-ton U17-5 mini excavator with retractable tracks and zero tail swing for work ...

Along with new equipment, Caterpillar will showcase new technology, services and rental options at its ConExpo booth. Details ...

This article is part of a VB special issue. Read the full series: Automation and jobs in the new normal. Built Robotics executives are fond of saying that their autonomous system for construction ...

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 ...

New satellite images appear to show Iran starting excavations at one of its nuclear sites hit by US bombs. In the images, Iran looks to be filling craters at Fordow and digging out access roads.

SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB) announced today Trimble ® Earthworks for Excavators and Trimble Earthworks for Dozers. Trimble Earthworks is transforming machine ...

Construction-equipment maker Komatsu Ltd. has plans to solve a potential shortage of construction workers in Japan: Let drones and driverless bulldozers do part of the work. Tokyo-based Komatsu said ...