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Autonomous Excavators Digging with Empty Cab
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In Short: Bedrock Robotics is deploying new autonomous excavators that can operate without an operator inside, marking a significant step in commercial earthwork automation.
Bedrock Robotics, a San Francisco-based company, is testing and deploying new autonomous excavators at its own facilities, showcasing a system capable of handling digging work without an operator onboard.
According to Bedrock Robotics, these empty cabs demonstrate the company's advanced sensor and computing technology, which enables excavators to operate autonomously.
The technology, which Bedrock says is now active on major infrastructure projects, was developed to handle real commercial earthwork tasks, setting a new standard for autonomous construction equipment.
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- Single-source account; further confirmation still arriving.
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- Fox Newslink