Construction & infrastructure

Earthworks and mining robots

Earthworks, quarries and mines use autonomy kits on excavators, dozers, rollers and haul trucks, plus remote-controlled and scanning robots underground.

42 robots · 25 makers · 26 on sale

42 robots

Brokk 70 / 120DII / 170 / 200 / 300 / 500 / 520D by Brokk
Brokk

Brokk 70 / 120DII / 170 / 200 / 300 / 500 / 520D

Previous/standard generation remote demolition robots (D = diesel versions)

Hybrid
Brokk 900 / 900 Rotoboom by Brokk
Brokk

Brokk 900 / 900 Rotoboom

Largest Brokk demolition robot, diesel or electric

Hybrid
Brokk Pedestal Boom by Brokk
Brokk

Brokk Pedestal Boom

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

Electric
CivDot+ by Civ Robotics
Civ Robotics

CivDot+

Rugged 4WD autonomous GNSS rover that marks survey/stake-out points with a paint-spraying arm on large outdoor…

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…

Civ Robotics
Civ Robotics

CivDot

Autonomous RTK layout rover marking coordinates for solar piles/earthworks

From $60,000

Electric
Exyn
Exyn

Exyn Nexys + ExynAI autonomy

Modular lidar SLAM mapping payload with autonomy software that lets drones and legged robots map GPS-denied…

Electric
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…

Hovering Solutions
Hovering Solutions

Underground autonomous flying robot

In-house autonomous drone that flies tunnels, sewers, penstocks and ore passes without pilot, GNSS or radio link…

Pay per data captured

Electric
Komatsu Ltd.
Komatsu Ltd.

Smart Construction Teleoperation

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

Normet
Normet

SmartSpray

Automated shotcrete spraying for tunnels: nozzle auto-moves between points or sprays a defined area at set…

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
Percepto
Percepto

Percepto Ranger drone + Harbor

Autonomous docked drone system for remote, scheduled site monitoring; used for solar-farm construction progress…

Electric
Volvo Autonomous Solutions
Volvo Autonomous Solutions

Autona / earth

Transport-as-a-service with autonomy-enabled Volvo trucks (Volvo Virtual Driver), infrastructure and fleet…

Xpanner
Xpanner

X1 Panel Lift

Automated lifting and placement of solar panels.

Xpanner
Xpanner

X1 Piling

Machine-control / physical-AI automation of pile driving for solar and battery-storage sites.

Xpanner
Xpanner

X1 Shake-Out

Automated pile distribution across the site.

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
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
Taisei Corporation
Taisei Corporation

T-iROBO Rigid Dump

Autonomous rigid dump truck (Komatsu HD465 base, with Komatsu) that hauls and dumps soil in coordination with…

PilotIn-house use, not sold
XCMG
XCMG

Unmanned paving cluster

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

Pilot
Caterpillar Inc.
Caterpillar Inc.

Autonomous construction machines

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

Prototype
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
Normet
Normet

SmartScan

Scanning system supporting automated spraying/measurement underground.

Stage unknown
Taisei Corporation
Taisei Corporation

T-iROBO Rebar

Autonomous rebar-tying robot (with Chiba Institute of Technology).

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

T-iROBO Slab Finisher

Concrete floor-finishing robot.

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

T-iROBO Welding

Automated on-site welding of steel columns with compact robots.

Stage unknownIn-house use, not sold
Volvo Autonomous Solutions
Volvo Autonomous Solutions

TA15 autonomous electric hauler

Cabless autonomous electric 15 t hauler for repetitive flows in quarries.

Stage unknown

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