Tadano’s crane slewing simulator competition

Tadano is holding the “Crane Slewing Operation Optimization Challenge,” an AI algorithm competition using an automated crane simulator for operators.

Tadano intends this competition to encourage the industry to embrace automation and realise the safety benefits for crane operations.

A Tadano spokesperson said, “In the construction industry where our products are active, retirement of skilled workers due to advanced age and a slowdown in new hirings have resulted in a deepening labour shortage and other problems, and there has been a demand for the development related to unmanned operation and automation.

“Crane slewing operation should be done quickly and require experienced skills as operators need to be careful about the movement of the crane and the weight and position of the load.

“Participants in this competition will develop an automation algorithm in the simulator that is provided by Tadano, and will compete for overall rankings determined primarily by crane movement accuracy and speed.

“We aim to resolve the issues facing our industry together with all of you through open innovation programs, and hope to receive many entries to this competition.