World's largest truck goes robotic

Thursday, November 6, 2008 - 12:42 in Mathematics & Economics

The largest truck in the world is about to become the largest robotic vehicle in the world. Computer scientists from Carnegie Mellon University have teamed up with engineers from Caterpillar to automate the 700-ton trucks, which are made to haul loads up to 240 tons from mines.

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