Piloting a fighter jet, removing a brain tumor, programing a particle accelerator, and operting a hydraulic excavator all require a high level of skill. Quick thinking, eye-hand coordination, and ...

Although global positioning system (GPS) technology has been around since the mid-90s, it's really taken off in the construction industry during the last few years. One reason for that, says Fred ...

Komatsu America Corp. has launched the PC210LCi-11 intelligent machine control hydraulic excavator. This second-generation PC210LCi leverages the proven track record and success of the pioneering ...

Combining GPS tracking with digital plan data, the 3D-GPS system allows the operator to grade any design surface within a few centimeters' accuracy. The software has a single or multiple design axis ...

Guidance and precision control, the base elements of modern machine control for construction, have continued to evolve since broad productization began in the mid-1990s. However, the value proposition ...

Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, today announced the launch of the new Leica iCON site excavator, a machine-control solution that enables compact excavators to carry out designs easily and ...

LIVERMORE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Topcon Positioning Group announces a new option for Caterpillar Next Gen excavator users to leverage Topcon 3D machine control functionality together with Cat ...

Liebherr Gen 8 dozers now integrate with Unicontrol for simple, cost-effective 3D grade control on new or retrofit machines.

Contractors still resist changing processes and opening their wallets for factory-installed electric power and autonomous operation, but more are realizing the benefits. As equipment manufacturers ...