LAS VEGAS, NV, Jan 24, 2025 – Oshkosh Corp. announced that it was selected as a winner in this year’s CES Picks Awards. Oshkosh was recognized for its Hail-able Autonomous Refuse Robot – Electric or HARR-E.
With HARR-E, Oshkosh is pioneering a new way to tackle a weekly chore — taking out the trash. HARR-E is an autonomous, electric refuse collection robot that offers on-demand refuse and recycling pickup via a smartphone app or virtual at-home assistant. Using AI-enabled navigation and advanced sensors, HARR-E autonomously collects trash and then returns to a central collection area.
Using advanced AI and robotics, Oshkosh’s Pratt Miller unit created a prototype system to improve efficiency and streamline logistics. The system enhances traditional refuse collection services, offering modern solutions for planned communities and businesses.
“Self-driving technology will play an increasing role in our daily lives. HARR-E is a great example of how autonomous technology can make chores like taking out the trash a thing of the past,” said Jay Iyengar, executive vice president, chief technology and strategic sourcing officer, Oshkosh Corp. “The Oshkosh team is proud to be recognized with this prestigious honor, as we continue to develop innovative solutions in electrification, AI, autonomy and connectivity to help keep communities clean and support a sustainable future.”
The awards’ editorial team shared, “The Picks Awards recognize outstanding products across consumer technology, the custom installation industry and innovative new technology that can truly help businesses of all sizes across various industries. Our team was highly impressed by the excellence and scope of this year’s entrants. All the winners should be proud of their achievements – a well-deserved congratulations from the entire awards team.”
Making its debut at CES 2025, Oshkosh announced electrification, AI, autonomy and connectivity solutions to help everyday heroes — such as firefighters, soldiers, postal carriers, construction workers and people doing tough work on the tarmac of an airport — and the communities they serve. These solutions include:
- A first-of-its-kind, purpose-built, all-electric refuse and recycling front-loader vehicle along with AI and electrified technologies that improve refuse and recycling collection in neighborhoods.
- Autonomous robot designed for on-demand refuse collection to help manage weekly chores.
- AI-enabled Collison Avoidance Mitigation System (CAMS) for fire and emergency vehicles to provide critical advance notice of an impending collision to first responders.
- Self-driving vehicles and connected solutions like iOPS and ClearSky Smart Fleet technologies to improve operations at airports and on job sites.
About Oshkosh
Founded in 1917 and headquartered in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Oshkosh Corporation is a global industrial technology company specializing in the design and manufacture of purpose-built vehicles and equipment. The company operates through four primary business segments: Access Equipment, Defense, Fire & Emergency, and Commercial. Its diverse product portfolio includes aerial work platforms, tactical military vehicles, firefighting apparatus, and refuse collection trucks. Serving industries such as construction, defense, emergency services, and waste management, Oshkosh Corporation employs approximately 17,300 people worldwide. In 2023, the company reported revenues of $9.7 billion, a 17% increase from the previous year. Recent innovations include the development of electric vehicles and AI-powered systems, such as plug-in fire engines and autonomous garbage collection robots, underscoring the company’s commitment to advancing technology in specialty vehicles.
Source: Oshkosh Corporation
