Contributing to Construction Site Telework: Excavators Operated via Internet from 1,000km Away
ARAV Co., Ltd., a UTokyo-based startup, successfully demonstrated real-time excavator teleoperation via the internet in collaboration with Fujiken Co., Ltd. (Saga) and Visper LLC (Fuji), and has begun commercialization. This retrofit device works with any make or model, enabling remote control from any internet-connected laptop or smartphone.
This technology can be used to implement telework at construction sites, helping prevent the spread of COVID-19.
For details, see the press release: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000001.000058931.html
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[Notice] We will conduct on-site experiences and technical lectures on autonomous and remote construction machinery at the “ICT Construction Site Experience Session Helpful for Small-scale Works” hosted by the MLIT Kanto Regional Development Bureau.
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We participated in the “e-Kenki® Challenge 2025” at EXPO 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan.
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Agreement reached on applying Hitachi Construction Machinery’s “RBT Core Connect”! Compatible models for the autonomous (unmanned) hydraulic excavator RX “Yoisho-Tonyu-kun” will be expanded.
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