# Komatsu Ltd.

Autonomous construction equipment platforms

Research: https://www.safecli.org/company/komatsu.jp
Company: https://komatsu.jp

## Evidence status

Insufficient enterprise evidence
Source review: 2026-10-16T03:23:50.091Z
API: Unknown

Company-published claims, not independently verified controls. Unknown is not evidence of absence.

## Procurement checks

### Safety & supervision — Not found


- [ ] Request the application-specific risk assessment and safety documentation; test emergency stops, exclusion zones and human supervision on site.
- [ ] Record reviewer, test date, scope, result and supporting artifact.

### Field deployments — Not found


- [ ] Speak with a named contractor using this model on a comparable site; confirm scope, duration and operating conditions.
- [ ] Record reviewer, test date, scope, result and supporting artifact.

### Measured productivity — Company-published

> Since its introduction in February 2015, SMARTCONSTRUCTION has addressed the labor shortages facing the Japanese construction industry by realizing improved productivity and safety at customer worksites.

Source: https://www.komatsu.jp/en/newsroom/2020/20200310
Reviewed: 2026-10-16T03:23:50.091Z

> This will enable worksite operations to be optimized by synchronizing the real worksite with its digital twin, and thereby realizing drastic improvement in the safety, productivity and environmental performance of the entire worksite.

Source: https://www.komatsu.jp/en/newsroom/2020/20200310
Reviewed: 2026-10-16T03:23:50.091Z

- [ ] Run a supervised site pilot against your crew baseline; count setup, rework, downtime and intervention, not just peak speed.
- [ ] Record reviewer, test date, scope, result and supporting artifact.

### Operating limits — Mixed claims — review

> 6.SMARTCONSTRUCTION AR (Application) new This application overlays “To-Be” terrain data to the “As-Is” data for visualization of worksite operation progress and confirmation of remaining earth volume via a tablet or smartphone (using electronic worksite stakes).

Source: https://www.komatsu.jp/en/newsroom/2020/20200310
Reviewed: 2026-10-16T03:23:50.091Z

> This easy-to-fly drone measures the initial worksite terrain for 3D modelling as well as daily earth-volume progress tracking without requiring ground control points.

Source: https://www.komatsu.jp/en/newsroom/2020/20200310
Reviewed: 2026-10-16T03:23:50.091Z

- [ ] Validate terrain, weather, payload, power and runtime limits against the actual site.
- [ ] Record reviewer, test date, scope, result and supporting artifact.

### Maintenance & support — Not found


- [ ] Confirm local service coverage, replacement parts, operator training, response times and warranty exclusions.
- [ ] Record reviewer, test date, scope, result and supporting artifact.

### Workflow integration — Company-published

> 9.SMARTCONSTRUCTION Fleet (Application, previously named “Tracking Management System”) update Operation management via use of a digital twin allows for rapid progress gap quantification and operation plan adjustment (in high-speed PDCA style).

Source: https://www.komatsu.jp/en/newsroom/2020/20200310
Reviewed: 2026-10-16T03:23:50.091Z

- [ ] Test your actual plans, coordinate systems, data export and handoff to existing site workflows.
- [ ] Record reviewer, test date, scope, result and supporting artifact.

## Decision

- Owner:
- Intended use and data sensitivity:
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- Pilot success criteria:
- Unresolved risks:
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