The " e-Construction Equipment Challenge 2024," sponsored by the Transportation Digital Business Council (TDBC), will be held on October 24, 2024 (Thursday). After a qualifying round using the smartphone simulator " Juki de GO, " selected participants will compete in a competition in which they will operate actual construction equipment by remote control.
e-Construction Equipment Challenge 2024" to be held on October 24 in Roppongi
The "e-Construction Equipment Challenge 2024" is scheduled to take place on Thursday, October 24, 2024, at WingArc 1st Corporation in Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo. In the preliminary round, participants will compete in remote control skills using the "Juki de GO" smartphone simulator.
The competition will be held by remotely operating construction equipment located in Hirakawa-cho, Chiba Prefecture, approximately 50 km from the Roppongi venue. Participants will compete for speed and accuracy by remotely operating hydraulic excavators and carrier dump trucks. The competition will be streamed in real time on YouTube.
| e-Construction Machinery Challenge 2024 | |
| Venue | Wing Arc 1st Corporation, 36F Roppongi Grand Tower, 3-2-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo [Construction Equipment Operation Venue] Chiba Boso Skills Center Chiba Hirakawa Large-Sized Training Center (located at EP Rental Corporation, 1975-1 Hirakawa-cho, Midori-ku, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture) |
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| Date and time | October 24, 2024 (Thursday) |
Background
The construction industry in Japan is facing a serious shortage of skilled workers; the number of skilled workers is projected to fall from approximately 3.3 million in 2019 to less than 2 million by 2025. Strict limits on overtime work, known as the 2024 problem, are also looming, requiring companies to improve productivity while ensuring safety.
TDBC aims to implement tele-operation technology in society to create new jobs in the construction industry regardless of gender or age. As part of this effort, this competition will have a great impact by remotely operating construction equipment at a job site 50 km away from the venue in Roppongi, as if it were a game. Remote control technology is expected to be useful in disaster relief and recovery efforts because of its advantage of being able to be operated from a safe location, and the aim of the competition is to attract the interest of as many people as possible.
The "e-Construction Equipment Challenge 2024" aims to provide a good opportunity for people to understand the solutions to these issues and to create new workers.
A scene from the previous competition
