In a bid to speed work on projects in remote sites and cope with labor shortages, Mortenson has announced an agreement with tech start-up Built Robotics to expand the contractor's deployments of fully autonomous construction equipment on renewable energy projects. The deal was announced at the ENR FutureTech conference in San Francisco on June 4.

The agreement will see more of Built Robotics’ equipment, which includes autonomous retrofits for dozers, excavators and skid steer loaders. Built Robotics recently announced a deal with rental giant Sunstate Equipment, but this is one of its largest sales agreements to date.