17 mine sites across North America, South America and Australia
unknown · unverified
- No deployment-specific evidence recorded.
🇺🇸 Caterpillar Cat 793 with MineStar Command
Caterpillar · USA · unveiled 2013
commercial
task-autonomous
hybrid
data confidence: medium
Watch changes · Evidence history · Cited research export · Plan a pilot
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 HVMX. 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.
Deployment evidence
Legacy mentions are unverified. A partnership or announcement is not proof of an active deployment. Evidence labels do not change HMX v2 scoring.
Nine mining customers
unknown · unverified
- No deployment-specific evidence recorded.
Specifications
Evidence is attached to each value. Robot-wide source links do not verify every field. A source about an older value cannot support the current specification.
Height
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Weight
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Payload
226800.0 kg
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Travel speed
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Runtime
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Battery
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Total DoF
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Hand DoF per hand
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Dexterous hands
No
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Actuation
hybrid
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Form factor
wheeled-heavy
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Onboard compute
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
AI model
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Autonomy
task-autonomous
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Product status
commercial
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Indicative price
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Funding
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Company valuation
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Caterpillar Cat 793 with MineStar Command in context: rank, rivals and specs
Compare with Komatsu FrontRunner AHS (930E) →Cat 793 with MineStar Command is a autonomous heavy machinery from Caterpillar in USA, and it is commercially available. It scores 76.0 on the Heavy Machine Metric, ranking 1st of 3 — the highest-scoring autonomous heavy machinery tracked.
Its nearest challenger is Komatsu FrontRunner AHS (930E), 0.3 points behind at 75.7.
On autonomy, it has demonstrated completing tasks on its own. 2 deployment claims are on record, none yet backed by a customer, the press or the vendor.
Its specifications carry a medium-confidence grade from 2 cited sources, as of 2026-08.
Task evidence
Task capability is not inferred from hardware specifications or general autonomy labels. Find robots for a task →
No task-specific evidence recorded. Capability remains unknown.
Sources · robot-level references, 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/
Machine-readable: HIS Layer 0 manifest · what's this?
Frequently asked questions about the Caterpillar Cat 793 with MineStar Command
How much does the Caterpillar Cat 793 with MineStar Command cost?
Caterpillar has not published a price for the Caterpillar Cat 793 with MineStar Command, and none is estimated here.
What are the Caterpillar Cat 793 with MineStar Command's specs?
Published specifications: payload 226800 kg.
Is the Caterpillar Cat 793 with MineStar Command autonomous?
The Caterpillar Cat 793 with MineStar Command has demonstrated completing tasks on its own. The grade reflects demonstrations, not marketing claims.
How does the Caterpillar Cat 793 with MineStar Command compare to the Komatsu FrontRunner AHS (930E)?
On the HVMX, the Caterpillar Cat 793 with MineStar Command scores 76.0 and the Komatsu FrontRunner AHS (930E) 75.7. The Caterpillar Cat 793 with MineStar Command leads on commercial readiness & deployment.
Who makes the Caterpillar Cat 793 with MineStar Command?
The Caterpillar Cat 793 with MineStar Command is made by Caterpillar, in USA.
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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.