Teleo Supervised Autonomy
TeleoBrand-agnostic supervised autonomy retrofit for heavy earthmoving fleets; one operator, multiple machines12 deployments · 4 countries
Gravis RACK
Retrofit autonomy kit for excavators and wheel loaders; bucket-based earthmoving tasks
- 6
- Deployments
- 4
- Companies that ran it
How it works on your site
The Gravis RACK is a rooftop-mounted retrofit autonomy kit that converts existing excavators and wheel loaders (10 to 100+ tonnes) into supervised-autonomous earthmoving machines. It handles repetitive bulk excavation cycles, utility trenching to pipelaying standards, and hopper feeding; complex geometry work, grading, and non-bucket tasks stay with the operator. One qualified operator programs trench geometry on a tablet, steps out of the cab, and the machine delivers fifteen trenches to pipelaying standards on a live construction site (NCE, Manchester Airport deployment). The RACK has shipped since 2025 across seven countries, with deployments spanning quarrying, commercial construction, and pipeline operations on machines from seven confirmed OEM brands.
Site Clearing and Mass Excavation (Cut)
The RACK runs autonomous dig-swing-dump-return cycles on repetitive bulk tasks. The system reads hydraulic pressure to detect soil hardness and adjusts excavation strategy across varying ground conditions. Operators define jobs from a CAD/BIM model or on-site reference points through the Slate tablet; the machine executes while the operator monitors from outside the cab.
Trenching (Utility Excavation)
The RACK digs trenches to a programmed geometry, navigating around subsurface pipes without human intervention. The operator defines trench dimensions on the Slate tablet using CAD/BIM coordinates or bucket-position reference points, then steps out of the cab for the duration of the autonomous cycle. A 5-week refinement period preceded pipelaying-standard output on the first documented construction site.
Field outcomes
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Who has run it
6 deployments · 4 companies · 2 countries
Will it work on your site
- Surface types
- Compacted soil, heterogeneous ground, shallow bedrock (confirmed in pipeline trenching deployment)
- Connectivity
- Long-range WiFi via rear masts; GNSS RTK positioning (sub-inch accuracy)
- Control interface
- Slate rugged tablet (touchscreen); optional joystick and pedal peripherals
- Autonomy level
- In-cab augmented guidance, nearby supervision, or remote teleoperation; supports semi-autonomous and fully autonomous task execution
- Throughput
- 133 cycles/hour sustained (hopper feeding); 1,500 tonnes/day in two-day quarry trialSingle deployment on 23-tonne Develon; 30% output gain claimed across task types
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