Construction & infrastructure

Autonomous excavators and earthmoving

Autonomy for heavy machines: excavators, dozers, rollers and haul trucks that work without an operator in the cab.

34 robots · 28 makers · 16 on sale · 1 with a published price

34 robots

Brokk Pedestal Boom by Brokk
Brokk

Brokk Pedestal Boom

Stationary remote-operated boom systems for crushers/grizzlies (mining, aggregates)

Electric
CivNav by Civ Robotics
Civ Robotics

CivNav

GNSS machine-guidance kit for heavy equipment, e.g. pile shake-out and material distribution

$3,000 per month

Gravis RACK by Gravis Robotics
Gravis Robotics

Gravis RACK

Retrofit autonomy kit making excavators and wheel loaders autonomous: terrain-aware digging, truck loading, 3D…

Pronto Autonomous Haulage System by Pronto
Pronto

Pronto Autonomous Haulage System

Retrofit off-road autonomous haulage for haul trucks/ADTs at mines and quarries; SafeAI multi-sensor stack (ASIL…

X1 Automation Kit by Xpanner
Xpanner

X1 Automation Kit

Retrofit automation kit for existing construction equipment.

AIM Intelligent Machines
AIM Intelligent Machines

AIM physical-AI autonomy retrofit

Retrofit autonomy platform making existing bulldozers and hydraulic excavators operate autonomously; integrated…

Diesel
ARAV Inc.
ARAV Inc.

Remote operation / automation retrofit

Hardware + software kit for teleoperation and autonomous operation of existing construction machines.

ASI - Autonomous Solutions, Inc.
ASI - Autonomous Solutions, Inc.

ASI autonomy kits

Converts ADTs to autonomous haulers working in mixed fleets with tele-op/remote dozers and excavators.

ASI - Autonomous Solutions, Inc.
ASI - Autonomous Solutions, Inc.

Mobius fleet orchestration

Command-and-control software for mixed autonomous and manned fleets.

Caterpillar Inc.
Caterpillar Inc.

Cat Command

Remote and semi-autonomous operation for dozers, excavators, wheel loaders and soil compactors (Command for…

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.

RBT series hydraulic excavators

Mid-size excavators adapted for remote operation and automation, sold with a remote control (released May 2024).

HIVE Autonomy
HIVE Autonomy

HIVE autonomy module

Retrofit AI module that makes existing excavators, wheel loaders, haulers and forklifts operate autonomously and…

Komatsu Ltd.
Komatsu Ltd.

Smart Construction Teleoperation

Lets hydraulic excavators (with automatic bucket control) be operated remotely from an office; released to…

Obayashi Corporation
Obayashi Corporation

PLiBOT construction-site AMR logistics

Autonomous mobile robots and control platform that move materials on construction sites, including riding…

In-house use, not sold
ULC Technologies
ULC Technologies

CISBOT

Robot that travels inside live cast-iron gas mains and seals the joints from inside, avoiding street excavation.

Teleo
Teleo

Teleo Supervised Autonomy

Retrofit kit + RobustMesh network + Remote Command Center turning existing heavy equipment into…

K-DIVE remote operation system by KOBELCO Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
KOBELCO Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.

K-DIVE remote operation system

Lets operators run excavators from a remote cockpit over wide-area networks, combined with a cloud system that…

Pilot
Bedrock Robotics
Bedrock Robotics

Bedrock Operator

Retrofit autonomy kit + software turning existing excavators into autonomous machines (e.g., repetitive truck…

Pilot
Kajima Corporation
Kajima Corporation

A4CSEL

Converts general-purpose bulldozers, vibratory rollers and dump trucks into a coordinated autonomous fleet for…

PilotIn-house use, not sold
Komatsu Ltd.
Komatsu Ltd.

Autonomous bulldozers and excavators

Retrofit autonomy that runs dozers and excavators from Smart Construction plans and target terrain data…

Pilot
Liebherr
Liebherr

Liebherr Autonomous Operations

Driverless wheel-loader system using 3D environment sensors (no GPS needed) with an Autonomous Job Planner web…

Pilot
Obayashi Corporation
Obayashi Corporation

Autonomous excavator operating system

Automates excavation and soil-loading by a hydraulic excavator.

PilotIn-house use, not sold
SANY Group
SANY Group

Unmanned paver and roller fleet

Fleet of driverless pavers and rollers that pave and compact roads with preset routes, speeds and pass counts…

Pilot
XCMG
XCMG

Unmanned paving cluster

Driverless paver and rollers using Beidou high-precision positioning to pave and compact asphalt on expressway…

Pilot
Autonomous electric asphalt roller by Avular
Avular

Autonomous electric asphalt roller

Driverless battery-electric asphalt roller retrofitted with Avular mobile-autonomy stack, remotely supervised…

PrototypeElectric
ROBOMAG BW 177 / BW 154 by BOMAG
BOMAG

ROBOMAG BW 177 / BW 154

Design-study single-drum (BW 177) and tandem asphalt (BW 154) rollers used to develop staged autonomy: radio…

PrototypeDiesel
Caterpillar Inc.
Caterpillar Inc.

Autonomous construction machines

Autonomous construction machines previewed at CES 2026, no availability date.

Prototype
Crest Robotics
Crest Robotics

Charlotte

Six-legged autonomous construction robot that pairs with Earthbuilt extrusion/compaction to 3D-print buildings…

Prototype
HD Construction Equipment / DEVELON
HD Construction Equipment / DEVELON

Concept-X

Future-construction-site project combining drone surveying/3D terrain modelling, unmanned excavator and wheel…

PrototypeDiesel
HD Construction Equipment / DEVELON
HD Construction Equipment / DEVELON

Concept-X2

AI-based autonomous excavator and dozer concept for construction sites, using perception, planning and control…

Prototype
ARAV Inc.
ARAV Inc.

RX 'Yoisho-Tonyu-kun' excavator

Unmanned hydraulic excavator for repetitive digging/loading.

Stage unknown
Taisei Corporation
Taisei Corporation

T-iROBO Slab Finisher

Concrete floor-finishing robot.

Stage unknownIn-house use, not sold
Takenaka Corporation
Takenaka Corporation

Automatic RI Test Robot

Automates radio-isotope compaction density tests on embankments.

Stage unknownIn-house use, not sold
Universal Field Robots
Universal Field Robots

UFR E-series

Robotised compact excavators running UFR Autonomy with swappable attachments for construction and mining tasks.

Stage unknown

Buyer’s guide: autonomous excavators and earthmoving

How they work

Kits add GPS, lidar and a control computer to existing machines; the site plan tells the machine where to dig, push or compact.

What to check before buying

  • Which machine brands it fits
  • Remote supervision setup
  • Safety rules for driverless machines on site

Where they work

Makers