Robotics & Autonomy
Autonomous Bobcat Excavator
Retrofitting a Bobcat excavator with perception and learning-based control so it can dig, grade, and load autonomously on real job sites.
About this project
This project turns a production Bobcat excavator into a research platform for autonomous earthmoving. We combine onboard sensing, terrain and obstacle perception, and learned control policies so the machine can plan and execute digging, grading, and loading tasks with minimal human oversight. The work emphasizes sim-to-real transfer, safe operation around people, and reproducible field experiments that connect our robotics research to tangible demonstrations.
What it delivers
- Sensor and control retrofit for a production excavator
- Perception and planning stack for autonomous digging
- Safe, supervised field demonstrations
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