The question being asked is: Can a GPS-equipped hydraulic excavator achieve the same productivity increases seen with 3-D blade control on graders and dozers? Let's start with some fundamentals. How ...

Gadgets Smart Excavator Can Be Operated Using Simple Video Game Motion Controls Upgraded with robotic smarts, the excavator can even work autonomously without an operator at all.

Remote-controlled heavy equipment from Caterpillar is being used to move earth at the site of the Highway 1 Regent’s Slide in Big Sur, California.