BOBCAT ADVANCE INNOVATION WITH ROGUE X CONCEPTUAL MACHINE
Bobcat has released the design of the RogueX conceptual machine. As a research and development project, Bobcat says that the machine was built as a proving ground to advance the Bobcat innovation roadmap, evaluate customer perceptions and test the limits of machine functionality.
“RogueX was conceived with consideration for the worksite of the future and how a customer’s needs may evolve – with a focus on ease of use, remote operations, autonomous functionality, sustainable operations and features that allow operators to accomplish more with one machine,” said Joel Honeyman, Doosan Bobcat Vice President of Global Innovation.
As job sites change and operators turn to remote operation, Bobcat says that they have decided to take the S7X concept further by fully eliminating an operator station. The machine explores the idea of operating where humans cannot go, to tackle work in places from a remote position.
By building the loader without a cab and using advanced kinematics, the company says that RogueX features next-generation functionality including both vertical-path and radial-path lift capabilities in one machine.
The all-electric and autonomous concept machine produces zero emissions, with a lithium-ion battery, electric drive system and no hydraulics.