New addition to our research and laboratory construction site: Liebherr R 922 crawler excavator
Second large civil engineering machine at CFLab.
Our machine park has grown – and with it the opportunities for practical research in civil engineering. As of this week, we now have a Liebherr R 922 crawler excavator with adjustable boom to our research and laboratory construction site. As the key machine on almost every civil engineering site, the excavator is the logical next step in developing and testing innovations where they will later be used: in the real construction process.
Excavators are often the first demonstration objects for digitalisation and automation technologies in the industry. This pioneering role is no coincidence: hardly any other machine combines so many different tasks, interfaces and safety requirements – ideal conditions for iteratively testing and reliably validating new assistance and automation solutions.
Focus: End-to-end digital process chain and automated workflows
Our development work focuses on a continuous, digital and model-based process chain in civil engineering. The aim is not only to automate work processes selectively, but to end-to-end consistently plan, execute, document and evaluate. The R 922 serves as a demonstrator for integrating technologies under realistic conditions – from the database to machine interaction.
Areas of development: HMI, 3D machine control, teleoperation and occupational safety
With the new excavator, we are addressing a whole range of issues that are central to the construction site of the future:
The interaction between these areas is crucial: automation must be operable, comprehensible and safe – and it must integrate seamlessly into construction site processes. The R 922 provides a practical platform on which we can clearly demonstrate methods, prototypes and system chains.
Interested in assistance systems for construction sites?
If you require tailor-made assistance systems or development support for digitalisation, automation, etc., and safe machine interaction, we look forward to hearing from you. Please feel free to contact us – we will be happy to discuss your requirements, use cases and possible project formats.
Follow in real time how the CFLab in Görlitz – our test area and testing ecosystem – is taking shape on an area of 80,000m2. The live camera offers you a direct view of the construction site and shows the progress of our project. Completion is planned for 2026.
