The Indian Urban excavation is still largely dominated by manual labour, in areas where a regular sized excavator cannot work. Mini excavators are relatively new in the market, used for demolition, excavation, construction jobs, etc. Densely populated areas of urban areas, their streets have various limitations to EMV vehicles, like parking, khirki extensions, power cables etc. This project is dedicated to Design an Excavator which is perfectly fit for Indian Urban construction scenario, which can adapt and overcome.
construction/excavation hurdles. We also look at nature for inspiration on excavation/earth moving functions through analysis of various species of animals.

Submitted by: Aritra Mukherjee, MDes (2020-22), IIT Bombay
Guided by: Prof. Sugandh Malhotra Co Guided: Prof. Vivek Kant