Dominic Jud and Burak Cizmeci - Teleoperated and Semi-Autonomous Heavy Machinery

Enlarged view: Teleoperated heavy machinery at work
SBB deployed our teleoperated walking excavator in a proof-of-concept demonstration for cleaning up a steep river bed in a dangerous rockfall area threatening the notorious Axenstrasse and a railway line. (source: Jud/Cizmeci)

We bring teleoperation and semi-autonomy to existing heavy machinery to operate them in remote or dangerous environments. The remote operator will profit from the best-possible immersion through our state-of-the-art networking and video transmission technology and motion feedback. Additionally, semi-autonomous assistance systems will make the machines easier and more efficient to control remotely.

First, excavators, for removing buried ammunition or interventions in natural disasters (rockfall, mudslides), are equipped with our technology. However, the general approach will allow us to also expand to other heavy machines, such as forestry machinery. Operators will be able to control their machines in remote forests from the comfort of an office space.

 

Dominic Jud and Burak Cizmeci
(left to right)

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Video (ETH news for industry, November 2020)

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