Nishio leads on remote operation trials

Murray Pollok Managing Editor, IRN & Director of Content, KHL

03 March 2021

Pilot studies on the remote operation of construction equipment using Wi-Fi and 5G technology are being carried out in Japan by rental company Nishio Rent All, contractor Kato Construction Co Ltd and Hitachi Construction Machinery.

The two studies – one carried out in January on a road bypass project near Kamukura and the second now underway on a flood channel in Hiroshima – will involve the remote operation of a Hitachi Zaxis 200 excavator, a Komatsu 61PX dozer and a Sakai SV513D vibratory roller.

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