Civil engineering contractor Taylor Woodrow has completed a trial of what it claims is the first autonomous excavator in the UK.
The test took place at the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) in Sheffield, where the driverless machine passed a series of exercises to evaluate its performance.
The artificial intelligence-powered excavator, SV100-7, was developed by a collaboration between Gravis Robotics, Yanmar Construction Equipment, AMRC and Taylor Woodrow.
It can excavate to various depths in differing ground conditions, provide real-time light detection and ranging (Lidar) capture of the excavation, and allow for emergency safe stops and autonomous manoeuvring.
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