FORT Robotics Sees Now as an Exciting Time for Automation in Off-Road Equipment

Automation technology is here, and being applied in a broad range of heavy equipment and applications.

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Sara Jensen
Feb 9, 2021
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In this episode of OEM Industry Update, Samuel Reeves, CEO/Founder, FORT Robotics, says the world has hit a perfect storm of factors in which automation has gone from a science experiment to a necessity for the future of the world. This is being driven by labor shortages in applications such as construction and agriculture, and the need to improve safety in these applications.        



 

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