Piloting a fighter jet, removing a brain tumor, programing a particle accelerator, and operting a hydraulic excavator all require a high level of skill. Quick thinking, eye-hand coordination, and ...

Caterpillar aggregates specialist explains how a customer uses Grade With Depth & Slope to help inexperienced operators select sand, eliminate hours of auxiliary equipment use every day Mar 16, 2017 ...

A roundup of recent products in the GNSS and inertial positioning industry from the September 2022 issue of GPS World magazine. The MAGNA-F and MAGNA-I GPS anti-jam antennas provide simultaneous L1/L2 ...

GCS600 grade control system is designed for excavation, trenching, grading and profile work. Excavator operator programs for depth and or slope, references the laser system to a benchmark, and digs.

While Trimble, Leica and Topcon own much of the market for equipment automation, Sodex, Unicontrol and Built Robotics are offering novel or more affordable technologies that may either push the ...

Topcon X-53x automatic excavation system uses a new calibration method that communicates wirelessly via a total control station, rather than requiring an operator to type in values manually. The ...

State Police in Beckley say they found a stolen excavator worth more than $100,000 after tracking it with a GPS device attached to it. Kevin Roy Miller, 41, of Surveyor, was charged with grand larceny ...

Makers of heavy construction equipment are enabling their latest models to become smarter. Topcon Positioning Group and JCB are collaborating to provide the Topcon X-53x as a plug-and-play option for ...

New laws will require all new ATVs and GPS units to carry forensic markings in a bid to crack down on rural machinery theft — ...