Hitachi Construction and Rio Tinto unit to develop remote excavator tech

Semi-autonomous technology to improve mine productivity and safety

20251008N Hitachi Construction excavator

Large hydraulic excavators perform tasks that are currently too complex for autonomous technology. (Hitachi Construction Machinery)

MIKI HIASA

TOKYO -- Hitachi Construction Machinery will work with British-Australian mining group Rio Tinto on technology to enable massive excavators to dig for resources remotely, the Japanese company said Wednesday. 

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