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ULC Technologies Improves Roadwork Excavation With All-Electric Autonomous Excavation Robot

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Organization: ULC Technologies
Country: USA
Website: https://ulctechnologies.com/
Year Founded: 2001
Number of Employees: 500
Innovation Class: Applications & Markets Innovation
Innovation Subclass: Utilities

The Robotic Roadworks and Excavation System accelerates roadwork and reduces total repair time

Description:
ULC Technologies introduced the the Robotic Roadworks and Excavation System (RRES) project in 2020. RRES combines an industrial robotic arm, an all-electric track drive system, below-ground locating sensors, artificial intelligence, machine vision and new vacuum excavation methods for safer, faster and autonomous roadworks and street excavation.

Analysis:
Working in collaboration with UK-gas network SGN, ULC Technologies developed the all-electric robotic system to revolutionize the way that utility companies, energy networks and other industries carry out roadworks. The heart of the system is an industrial robotic manipulator along with a variety of end-of-arm tools that enable the system to autonomously perform all of the roadwork excavation and backfill operations.

The system starts by locating and mapping the target assets underground. It then cuts out a road core and excavates soil with a unique vacuum evaluation head. After the pipeline or cableway repairs are made, RRES helps to backfill the excavation, compress soil and replace the road surface core.

The system uses machine learning and vision guidance to position all of the tooling and to plan the entire excavation operation. RRES is a novel, automated solution to the everyday operations of roadworks departments around the world. – Mike Oitzman
ULC RRES ROBOT
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