# Komatsu partners with AIM to automate bulldozers and excavators

Komatsu has partnered with AIM Intelligent Machines to expand autonomous operation capabilities to bulldozers and hydraulic excavators for customers in Japan and the U.S. The solution integrates Komatsu's Smart Construction platform with AIM's physical AI technology, with a planned rollout to Japan in 2027.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2026-08-17
- Status: announced
- Products: autonomous bulldozers, autonomous hydraulic excavators, Smart Construction platform, physical AI platform
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Komatsu](https://endata.com/companies/15845.md)
- [AIM Intelligent Machines](https://endata.com/companies/93267.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [equipmentworld.com](https://www.equipmentworld.com/equipment-controls/autonomous/article/15832070/komatsu-aim-to-expand-autonomous-tech-to-dozers-excavators), 2026-08-17: "Komatsu has teamed up with AIM Intelligent Machines to expand its autonomous operation capabilities to bulldozers and hydraulic excavators for customers in Japan and the U.S."

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