The American company introduced an unmanned excavator

Built Robotics introduced a prototype of an unmanned excavator. Wired writes about this. The excavator is a Bobcat mini-loader with a lidar, a camera, a GPS receiver and a wireless module installed in it.

Compared to conventional unmanned vehicles, the Built Robotics excavator has a more powerful GPS, which allows the robot to evaluate the location with an accuracy of a centimeter. In addition, the Lidar device is specially designed for large vibrations and blows that occur during construction.

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Using the sensors, the Built Robotics excavator can determine parameters such as bucket workload. The robot is also programmed to stop working when a person is approaching, so as not to injure him.

According to the developers, an unmanned excavator, in particular, can dig holes for buildings at the same speed as the usual team of three builders does.

It is not yet clear exactly when exactly the device goes on free sale. An approximate price for an unmanned excavator is also not called the company.

According to Wired, now in the USA the construction industry is in a lack of labor. According to surveys, about 60% of contractors have difficulties with the search for highly qualified workers; Similar difficulties are observed in agriculture. The use of drones in these areas, notes the publication, is unlikely to help increase unemployment and at the same time will be able to significantly increase productivity in this area.

The startup Built Robotics, which specializes in advanced technologies in the field of mechanical engineering, was founded by a former Google employee in 2015. During this time, the startup managed to attract $ 15 million investments.