At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), JLG demonstrated the jobsite of the future will be connected, clean, quiet and efficient.
JLG’s parent company, Oshkosh Corporation, introduced several new technologies and concept machines during its first appearance at CES in Las Vegas in January.
At the booth, JLG demonstrated Galileo, a concept, all-electric machine that combines boom lift and rotating telehandler functions to aid productivity.
“Technology is only as valuable as the positive impact it has on our lives and within our communities,” said John Pfeifer, President and Chief Executive Officer of Oshkosh Corporation.
“Oshkosh works closely with customers to design and develop solutions for difficult and challenging jobs — from protecting firefighters to reducing pollution to keeping workers safe at heights and even more routine tasks such as performing weekly chores. Our innovations use AI, autonomy, connectivity and electrification to support a safe, productive, quiet and clean future.”
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JLG also showcased an Autonomous Mobile Charging Robot (AMCR). This concept brings wireless charging capabilities directly to equipment to help optimize uptime and support accelerated adoption of electrified products through the company’s ClearSky Smart Fleet technology.
Galileo is battery-powered for quiet and clean operation. The concept machine is also equipped with ClearSky Smart Fleet technology to enable connectivity between people, materials, tools and equipment.
Thanks to the AMCR, Galileo includes on demand wireless charging. When Galileo signals a low battery charge, the AMCP autonomously navigates to the machine for charging. When charged, the AMCR returns to its base.
Alongside Galileo and the AMCR, Oshkosh displayed a first-of-its-kind, all-electric refuse and recycling front-loader vehicle along with AI and electrified technologies that improve refuse and recycling collection in neighbourhoods; an autonomous robot designed for on-demand refuse collection; AI-enabled Collision Avoidance Mitigation System (CAMS) for fire and emergency vehicles to provide critical advance notice of an impending collision to first responders; and self-driving vehicles and connected solutions like iOPS and ClearSky Smart Fleet technologies to improve operations at airports and on jobsites.
Oshkosh is also debuting a driverless cargo handler for airports. This fully electric, autonomous vehicle is designed to efficiently transport baggage between designated locations on the airport ramp. The vehicle is equipped with LiDAR, radars, cameras and cutting-edge sensor perception, as well as object recognition technologies.
