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Newsletter N°86 - February 2026
🏗️ Construction: World's First Commercial Green Ammonia Value Chain Becomes Reality
Hyundai Engineering & Construction has introduced South Korea’s first on-site remote-controlled tower crane, marking a significant step toward human-centered smart construction and enhanced worker safety.
The technology was officially demonstrated at the “The H Adele Star” residential project in Gwacheon. The deployment follows special regulatory approval from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, allowing the system to be applied for the first time on a live construction site in Korea.
The remote-controlled tower crane enables operators to control the equipment from a ground-based control room instead of working at height in a high-risk cabin.
Tower crane operator controlling the crane from Hyundai E&C’s remote control room.
The system integrates:
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Nine multi-angle monitoring cameras covering the entire working radius
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Ultra-low latency remote control technology with a response time of under 0.01 seconds
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Real-time integration of wind speed data and anti-collision systems
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Consolidated safety information transmitted directly to the operator
By combining 360-degree visual monitoring with near real-time control responsiveness, the system ensures that operators maintain a working environment comparable to traditional cabin operation, while significantly reducing exposure to fall risks and extreme weather conditions.
Unlike small auxiliary equipment often used for pilot projects, the crane demonstrated is a full-scale tower crane typically installed on large residential developments, reaching approximately 50 meters in height. This underlines the company’s intent to move beyond experimentation toward full operational deployment.
The initiative builds on earlier R&D demonstrations conducted in June 2024 at the Yongin Robotics Lab, where low-latency communication and multi-sensor technologies validated the technical feasibility of remote crane operation.Beyond crane digitalization, Hyundai E&C is expanding the use of smart construction technologies across its sites, including AI-based safety monitoring systems, inspection drones, material transport robots, autonomous mobile platforms, wearable robots, and unmanned drone stations.
Through the digitalization of equipment operations, the company aims to improve process precision, operational efficiency, and on-site safety management frameworks.