Field Tests of an Autonomous Excavator for Decontamination and Recovery Operations

This video demonstrates the capabilities of the autonomous excavator ALICE performing complex tasks during various field tests. ALICE has been developed with focus on applications in decontamination and recovery, where autonomous heavy machinery can work in hazardous areas so that humans no longer need to enter the danger zone.
Relevant scenarios include the remediation of landfill sites and the recovery of hazardous materials following a transportation accident. Therefore, the recovery of barrels potentially containing dangerous materials has been demonstrated. Additionally, a field test on a landfill site has been conducted where excavation for reprofiling the terrain as well as loading a dump truck have been performed.