08-01-2026 17:07 via eweek.com

How Caterpillar and Nvidia Put Voice AI Inside a Construction Machine

Big iron met big computing power at CES — and the result talks back.At CES this week, Caterpillar and Nvidia showed how AI is moving beyond screens and into steel. The companies demonstrated how AI is now running directly inside construction machines, starting with a Cat 306 CR Mini Excavator that can respond to voice commands and assist operators in real time.The collaboration puts Nvidia’s edge AI technology at the center of Caterpillar’s push to make heavy equipment smarter,
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