Solution

Challenges

Working in harsh environments where dust and hazardous substances are scattered, combined with the aging of skilled operators, has become a serious challenge in terms of both technology transfer and safety. It has reached its limit with human power alone.
Through robotics technology, improving operational efficiency and safety via teleoperation and automation is becoming a reality. Controlling multiple heavy machines by a single person without entering dangerous areas, and enabling automated operations—this is the new era of recycling and waste management.

ARAV Solutions

We promote site DX for recycling and industrial waste treatment facilities through teleoperation and automated solutions for construction machinery.
Rather than DX for a single machine, we aim to provide a "Field Automation Platform" that optimizes the entire site operation. For example, we offer teleoperation solutions that free operators from sites with difficult-to-process materials or strong odors, and automated solutions to address labor shortages, contributing to ensuring safety, improving work efficiency, and resolving labor shortages.

Target Processes for Teleoperation and Automation

Promoting Site DX Through Phased Implementation

Example Scenarios

Phase 1

Small Start - Demonstrate value starting with a single unit

Initially, we start with the teleoperation or automation of a single wheel loader or hydraulic excavator.
We select tasks where challenges are expected based on consultation and site requirements.
We approach challenges at each site, such as resolving high workloads and burdens from single-operator tasks, early morning/late night shifts, labor shortages, operational efficiency, or the burden of working in areas with hazardous, infectious waste, or dust.
Based on the results from a single machine, we propose further DX promotion through future scalability and safety improvements.

Phase 2

Horizontal Expansion - Scaling to multiple units and proposing automation

After verifying practicality with a single machine, we propose the teleoperation or automation of subsequent units for specific work areas or sites.
Teleoperating or automating multiple units involved in waste acceptance/reloading, feeding sorting lines, and loading recycled materials leads to isolating operators from high-risk areas and improving the work environment at recycling/industrial waste treatment sites.

Phase 3

Final Phase

Our final vision is to further increase the number of teleoperated and automated machines to create unmanned operations and an environment free from constraints of time and location.
This contributes to resolving chronic labor shortages, pursuing zero accidents, and maximizing processing capacity and stable supply at recycling/industrial waste treatment sites. We aim for a site-wide DX that cannot be achieved by the automation of single machines alone.