The autonomous bulldozer
Automation to add efficiency and safety in all types of works or constructions is already a reality. If we already had machinery to lay bricks like crazy or others that assemble perfectly armed structures.
Now, it's up to the world of excavation and earthmoving with the first bulldozer Self-employed who without an operator will dedicate himself to executing his work as if there were no tomorrow.
From the Built Robotics company they want to renew the excavation industry through a fleet of autonomous vehicles to Earth movements. And surprise, they have succeeded! …
Instead of the operator sitting in the dusty cab of the bulldozer all day, the only thing that will happen to him in the morning is to program the coordinates of the excavation sitting in his office and press the button of the Tablet to start the show.
Dig, dig, dig… and move dirt! They are the only words that will come out of the excavators of the future that will work 24 hours without complaint.
Keep in mind that automation actually makes a lot of sense in the construction industry because it works in a controlled and highly virtualized environment (You can see how a house is built in 24 Hours with a 3D printer).
Almost all the jobs that are practiced in modern construction are practically mapped and digitized, which means that new and future autonomous teams actually already have a detailed plan of the tasks they must perform, the only thing that was missing was to create a symbiosis with work machinery specialized in earthmoving.
Another important aspect and for which this new technology has a promising future within the world of construction machinery is that we are in a relatively static environment, construction sites are a confined and closed space, they are not the "chaos" of roads, so the geolocation technology that works with the robot is much more reliable, detailed and predictable.
To be able to work with precision, the bulldozer no longer only uses GPS and different sensors, it is also guided by a virtual grid that delimits the area to excavate or move the earth with a precision of a few centimeters.
In the end, the goal of having robots on site is to make the life of the operators a little easier, safer and of course, more productive, although we should also see what we do with all those operators who will not have a place in the works.
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