Bobcat is
launching a new Remote Control System for Bobcat compact loaders.
This
system allows operators to leave their seat in the cab and control their Bobcat
loader remotely. It is compatible with Bobcat skid-steer, compact track and all
wheel steer loader models equipped with the company’s Selectable Joystick
Controls.
Bobcat is
the first manufacturer to introduce a Remote Control System as original
‘Plug&Play’ equipment, rather than offering it as an add-on development
from a third party. The new system will be commercially available later this
year.
Remote
control solutions have proved their qualities and abilities to save lives in
the toughest environments all around the world by providing service during
disasters like floods, forest fires, mud or rock slides and in other places
where operators can be subjected to dangerous situations.
“We first
presented our remote control prototype at Bobcat Demo Days with excellent
feedback from our customers, then subjected it to further improvements, testing
and licensing, before finally introducing it as an easy ‘Plug&Play’
solution for existing machines for commercial launch,” says Jiri Karmazin,
Loaders Product Manager Doosan Bobcat EMEA.
“The
remote control system can be used in many applications with the focus on
limitless visibility, the ability to communicate with the surroundings without
the need to be present in the cab, comfort enhancement for applications with
noise, vibration and harshness or even in dangerous areas. This was the voice
of our customers and the issues we observed on most jobsites,” Jiri Karmazin
continued.
The new
plug and play system comprises an easily portable and industrial radio remote
control solution that can be mounted and dismounted on machines in a matter of
minutes, leaving behind the standard machine in its original form. Being able
to control the loader from outside the cab offers the operator a completely new
and alternative opportunity in terms of visibility and communication.
Not only
does it provide direct sight of the progress of work with a range of
attachments, further increasing the versatility of the loader and a
comprehensive range of attachments including angle brooms, augers, breakers,
buckets, snow blowers or trenchers and wheelsaws where the operator
specifically needs to drive backwards with the loader and this solution offers
perfect visibility of the project. It also allows operators to talk
face-to-face with project partners and manage the surroundings (verbally or
non-verbally) at the same time.
