🇺🇸 Cat 793 with MineStar Command
Caterpillar · USA · unveiled 2013
commercial
task-autonomous
hybrid
data confidence: medium
Score breakdown
Autonomy & Intelligence · 32%92.0
Mobility & Locomotion · 20%0.0
Hardware & Engineering · 22%93.4
Commercial Readiness & Deployment · 26%100.0
Not applicable to heavy & off-road robots: Manipulation & Dexterity, Ecosystem & Viability. Excluded from the index and the remaining weights renormalised — not scored zero.
Each pillar is scored 0–100 from published specs, then weighted into the XHMI. Compare it only with other heavy & off-road robots — each category uses its own reference scales. See the full methodology →
Notable
690 autonomous trucks in operation at end-2024 and over 9.5 billion tonnes moved autonomously; Caterpillar targets 2,000+ units by 2030.
Deployments & partners
- 17 mine sites across North America, South America and Australia
- Nine mining customers
Specifications
Height
—
Weight
—
Payload
226800.0 kg
Walking speed
—
Runtime
—
Battery
—
Total DoF
—
Hand DoF (per hand)
—
Dexterous hands
No
Actuation
hybrid
Form factor
wheeled-heavy
Onboard compute
—
AI model
—
Indicative price
undisclosed
Company valuation
—
Sources · cross-checked, as of 2026-08
- https://www.cat.com/en_US/by-industry/mining/minexpo2024/news/press-releases/cat-minestar-command-for-hauling-manages-the-autonomous-ecosystem-to-increase-haulage-efficiency-enhance-safety.html
- https://im-mining.com/2025/11/07/caterpillar-sets-out-to-hit-over-2000-autonomous-mining-trucks-by-2030/
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Data confidence: medium. Some figures for this robot rest on single or conflicting sources, or on manufacturer/aggregator material rather than independent reporting. Treat second-order specs as approximate. Fields marked “—” were genuinely undisclosed and left blank rather than estimated.