In 2020, construction equipment will still be needed to build the world's airports, bridges, buildings, dams, roads, seaports and tunnels. But, future machines may be radically different than today's breed.
Volvo Construction Equipment (Sodermanland, Sweden) recently unveiled its vision of the not-too-distant future in the guise of an excavator. The SfinX is equipped with advanced technology that is expected to be readily available in 16 years.