The control solution was shown to South Korean dignitaries, a select group of construction journalists, an American Doosan dealer (Synergy Equipment, from the Southeastern U.S.), and MasTec, a Florida-based oil and gas infrastructure contractor.Ĭoncept-X involves a range of technologies such as image recognition, cognitive/control technologies, autonomous driving technologies, 5G remote control, 3D drone surveys, accurate workload estimation and assignment, and failure-prediction technologies.īoth production-sized pieces of autonomous equipment were powered by traditional diesel engines. Similar to Komatsu’s “ Smart Construction” system, but adding an unmanned twist, Doosan’s “Concept-X” is touted as a comprehensive control solution that starts with 3D drone scan of a work area to develop operational plans based on the topographical data, and operate construction equipment such as excavators and wheel loaders without human intervention. Add Doosan to the growing list of OEMs developing or deploying autonomous equipment, as it demonstrated an autonomous crawler excavator and wheel loader at its new proving grounds in Boryeong City, South Korea.
