excavator
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“This is the third day we’ve done this,” Al-Zaharnah said, standing beside the excavator.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
Nearby a large excavator slams its shovel into another building's remains.
From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026
In the meantime, Interlune is testing an autonomous excavator and building a research factory in Texas.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 31, 2026
"The noise was very loud. When we came out, we saw the excavator."
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2026
It had left a trail of destruction wider than a tunnel excavator.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
In the most recent efforts, Caltrans said, it used drones to help survey the slopes and remotely operated bulldozers and excavators to reduce risks to workers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
Caterpillar’s stock surged after the equipment maker known for its ubiquitous yellow excavators and bulldozers reported higher profit and sales last quarter, boosted by strong demand for large power-generation equipment used in data centers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
Bedrock Robotics Chief Executive Boris Sofman visited the site last year, looking for land to test the company’s autonomous construction machinery, including excavators to dig ditches without human control.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
Rescuers used excavators to dig a channel, allowing the whale to swim free - but attempts to guide it to the North Sea proved unsuccessful as it veered towards shallower waters.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026
Although the original excavators remain convinced, a team of archaeologists who were not involved in the excavation but receptive to pre-Clovis claims recently visited the site and came away unconvinced.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
