The EPC contractor and Quanta subsidiary plans to use dozens of the autonomous excavators to install piles for solar array foundations on projects across the country.
Contractors still resist changing processes and opening their wallets for factory-installed electric power and autonomous operation, but more are realizing the benefits.
Contractors still resist changing processes and opening their wallets for factory-installed electric power and autonomous operation, but more are realizing the benefits.
Conference wrapup on Oct. 16 offered a glimpse at what comes next–the state of emerging technologies and how construction tech fits in the context of a changing industry market.
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 contractors deployments of fully autonomous construction projects on renewable energy projects.
There’s been a lot of talk about getting autonomous construction equipment into the field, but few have been willing to use operatorless heavy iron on real sites.