In a move that aims to further the circular economy of the construction industry, researchers at ETH Zurich have let an autonomous excavator loose on a big pile of boulders and reclaimed concrete.

Chinese manufacturer SANY says its new, SY215E 25 ton electric excavator offers all the power and performance of diesel at much lower cost.

Check out the video right here: A couple of weeks back John Deere and Hitachi made a very big announcement regarding excavators. After more than three decades of building excavators through a ...