Built Robotics
🇺🇸 US Serves US
US company offering autonomous solar piling robots.
- RaaS
- Service
- Public quote page
- 2 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Construction & Building
Autonomous excavation & earthmoving
Short answer Published prices for autonomous excavation & earthmoving run from $3,000 per month (1 price from 1 source, United States; newest dated Apr 7, 2022). All of them are more than 18 months old, so treat them as a floor, not a quote. Every receipt is below.
Retrofit kits or autonomous machines that dig, grade and trench.
People ask for this as: “autonomous excavator”, “robot excavator”, “autonomous grading”
Quick facts
- Typical published range
- from $3,000 per month (older prices)
- Price receipts
- 1 price from 1 source
- Who does it
- 3 providers, 1 sells it as a service
- Where
- 1 country with a local provider: 🇺🇸 United States
Last updated · Cite this page
How it works
Robots used
- Autonomous Excavator
- Autonomous Compact Track Loader
Ways to buy it
- Raas — a subscription covering robot, software and support.
- Service — you pay for the outcome (one inspection, one show, X acres).
- Purchase Buy the robot (plus software and service plans, usually).
Robots that do this job
Specs are maker-published with sources. Scores are a Whirrwork assessment, not a lab test, and only appear when independent evidence exists. How we rate
Bot or Not?
A robot makes sense when…
- The job is high, dangerous, or hard to reach
- It is huge or repetitive (acres, nights, square metres)
- You need data you will compare over time
- You need eyes on it right now
Hire a human when…
- It is small, low and one-off
- It needs hands, judgement or a repair
- Weather, permits or timing make robots awkward
- Nobody has defined the job yet
Here's the catch for this job
- Most construction robots are offered as service or project rental with an operator.
- Have BIM/CAD files ready — many robots need digital plans.
- Ask for productivity numbers (sq ft/day) from comparable projects.
Rules of thumb, not a sales pitch. Take the Ladder Test →
What it costs
Published ranges, each with a receipt. Not quotes: your price depends on scope, location and date. older price = 18+ months.
The receipt as a table
| What | Range | Unit | Region | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Built Robotics Exosystem autonomy retrofit for excavators: charge per machine per month, plus per-hour usage fees that vary by location (as reported by TechCrunch) | from $3,000 | / month | US | techcrunch.com as of Apr 7, 2022 older price |
Dataset: Autonomous excavation & earthmoving price receipts (Whirrwork). 1 published price for autonomous excavation & earthmoving, each with its source link and as-of date. Old observations are kept, never overwritten. JSON · history JSON · all downloads · CC BY 4.0
Follow price changes for this job Atom feed: one entry per new or changed price, with its receipt. All feeds
Price history
Only one observation per series so far: we started recording every price on 2026-10-25 and re-check every source on a schedule. A trend appears when a re-checked source shows a different price (we never overwrite old observations).
| Series | Latest | Observations | Observed | Trend | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Built Robotics Exosystem autonomy retrofit for excavators: charge per machine per month,… | from $3,000 / month | 1 | Oct 26, 2026 | — | techcrunch.com |
Append-only: we never overwrite a recorded price. JSON: /api/prices/history?use_case=autonomous-earthmoving
What to specify and ask
Put these in your request and you'll get a real price instead of "it depends":
- Volume of earth to move and machine types (excavator, dozer, compact track loader)
- Design surface or grading plan available?
- Project location
- Project type and size (sq ft / m², floors)
- Schedule and duration
- BIM/CAD files available
- Site conditions and access
- Union/labor requirements
- Deliverables and tolerances
Rules and regulation
Follow site safety rules (OSHA 1926, CDM in UK); building permits apply to the work regardless of whether a robot performs it.
General information, not legal advice. Rules change; ask the operator which permits they hold and verify them.
Providers who do this
Pronto (formerly SafeAI)
🇺🇸 US Serves global
US autonomy retrofit for mining and construction vehicles.
- Purchase
- RaaS
- 2 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Teleo
🇺🇸 US Serves US
US retrofit making construction equipment remote/autonomous.
- Purchase
- Public quote page
- 1 job
- Oct 25, 2026
Questions buyers ask
How much does autonomous excavation & earthmoving cost?
Published prices for autonomous excavation & earthmoving run from $3,000 per month (1 price from 1 source, United States; newest dated Apr 7, 2022). All of them are more than 18 months old, so treat them as a floor, not a quote. Every receipt is below.
Who offers autonomous excavation & earthmoving near me?
We list 3 providers for autonomous excavation & earthmoving. 1 country has at least one provider whose own site says it works there; the most covered are United States (2). 1 provider says they work worldwide. Pick your country on this page to see who serves it, local first.
What should I put in a quote request?
Start with volume of earth to move and machine types (excavator, dozer, compact track loader); design surface or grading plan available; project location. The full checklist has 9 items, and a request that covers them gets a real price instead of "it depends".
Do I actually need a robot for this?
Not always. If a competent person with a ladder could do it in an afternoon, hire the person (the Ladder Test). Here's the catch for this job: Most construction robots are offered as service or project rental with an operator.
Are there rules or permits?
Follow site safety rules (OSHA 1926, CDM in UK); building permits apply to the work regardless of whether a robot performs it. More on rules (a summary, not legal advice).
Cite this page
Whirrwork. "Autonomous excavation & earthmoving: cost, how it works & providers." Last updated 2026-10-26. https://whirrwork.com/use-cases/autonomous-earthmoving/. CC BY 4.0.
BibTeX
@misc{whirrwork_autonomous_earthmoving,
title = {Autonomous excavation \& earthmoving: cost, how it works \& providers},
author = {{Whirrwork}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://whirrwork.com/use-cases/autonomous-earthmoving/},
note = {Last updated 2026-10-26. CC BY 4.0. Prices link to their original sources.}
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