What’s it like to drive a tower crane remotely? In the latest issue of u003cemu003eConstruction Managementu003c/emu003e, Winvic provides the answer.
The contractor is using the Skyline Cockpit technology from Radius Group on the 33-storey Crown Place Birmingham student accommodation project. It is the first time the technology has been used outside its home country of Israel.
Dale Burton, resource manager at Radius, told CM that driving the tower crane remotely feels the same as if he were in the cab. “When you are driving the crane you feel the machine move. Here, your eyes take in the movement conveyed by the cameras,” he said.
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