# Hitachi Construction Machinery and Rio Tinto sign charter agreement for remote operation technologies

Hitachi Construction Machinery has signed a charter agreement with Rio Tinto subsidiary Technological Resources to develop remote operation and partial autonomy technologies for ultra-large hydraulic excavators over five years.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2025-10-10
- Where: Pilbara region, Western Australia, Australia
- Status: announced
- Products: ultra-large hydraulic excavators, remote operation technologies
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Hitachi Construction Machinery](https://endata.com/companies/15738.md)
- [Rio Tinto](https://endata.com/companies/4215.md) (customer)
- [Technological Resources Limited](https://endata.com/companies/87759.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [earthmovers-magazine.com.au](https://www.earthmovers-magazine.com.au/hitachi-rio-tinto-ink-deal-for-ultra-large-excavators/), 2025-10-10: "HCM and Rio Tinto will advance their collaboration over the next five years to continue to develop technologies to support the next generation of mining operations."

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