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Startup raises $80m to automate US construction fleets
A California, US-based robotics startup raised US$80 million in seed and Series A funding to automate construction machines
The tech a former Caterpillar exec claims can improve even the best excavator operators
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For decades, excavator productivity has depended largely on the skill of the operator behind the controls. Is that about to change?
Two Swiss tech firms partner to streamline drone mapping workflows
A collaboration between two tech firms is said to help streamline drone mapping applications for construction
Three unusual new technologies for bridge inspections and maintenance
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Construction Briefing looks at three interesting new ways that tech is being applied to bridge inspections
John Deere unveils major upgrades to backhoe loaders
John Deere has announced major upgrades to its backhoe lineup for the first time in about two decades
Hexagon unveils new software-as-a-service spin-off business
Hexagon is spinning off a new company by combining its own divisions
5 construction tech start-ups land $100m for automation, AI and prefab
 Investors back new tech to cut labour, speed up builds, and reduce costs
Oshkosh highlights industrial technology strategy at Investor Day
JLG leads construction-sector innovations for Oshkosh Corporation’s 2025 Investor Day
Hitachi CE partners with university to study mining equipment maintenance
A regional subsidiary of Hitachi Construction Equipment is leading a study with a Netherlands university
‘World-first’ smart construction safety shoe to be launched
A smart safety shoe that can detect when a worker has suffered a fall and automatically send alerts in emergency situations is set to be launched later this year.
Portal North Bridge: Skanska-Traylor JV nears handoff for key US$1.6bn rail megaproject
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Construction teams are nearing a handoff for the new Portal North Bridge in New Jersey, US
US contractors, trade group push for stronger work zone safety laws
US contractors and one trade group are working together on reducing highway construction crashes
What Caterpillar’s sustainability report reveals about construction’s carbon challenge
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The world’s largest OEM by sales releases its 2024 Sustainability Report; what’s inside?
Vita Inclinata unveils next-gen crane load navigator
The new model offers an extended battery life that nearly doubles the energy capacity of the VLN 1.0
Caterpillar adds collision warning, payload options to medium wheeled loaders
World’s largest OEM releases collision warning, payload options for wheeled loaders
Bobcat presents updated 1–2 t mini excavator line at Bauma
Bobcat is presenting its newest line of mini excavators at bauma
Topcon launches handheld reality capture solution
Topcon has launched CR-H1, a handheld solution
Liebherr introduces Trimble Ready Bulldozers
At Bauma Munich Trimble has announced a collaboration with Liebherr
4 things we learned from Liebherr’s latest full-year results
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What we learned from Liebherr’s 2024 full-year results

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AI: A vision of future on-site safety
Algorithms can save lives. It’s a bold claim, but there are potentially significant safety benefits to using in-cab artificial intelligence
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