# Caterpillar: robotics company

Canonical ID: `ba0a063b-3945-4c72-8c0b-050c365059eb`

## Key facts

- **Founded:** 1925, Deerfield, Illinois
- **CEO:** Jim Umpleby (2017-)
- **Product:** Construction and mining equipment engines; Cat MineStar Command autonomous hauling and dozing; Command remote control systems
- **Public:** NYSE: CAT
- **Robotics:** Command for Hauling (autonomous mining trucks); Command for Dozing; Command for Loading; 500+ autonomous trucks deployed
- **Patents:** Autonomous mining vehicle control, remote operation, fleet management, engine and powertrain systems

- **Slug:** caterpillar
- **Status:** public (NYSE: CAT)
- **Founded:** 1925
- **HQ:** Irving, TX

## Models

- [Cat 793F Command for Hauling](/models/caterpillar-793f-cmd.md) (truck) (id: `66f1ae4d-dff4-4766-9b17-7582670032e9`)
- [789D AHS](/models/caterpillar-789d-ahs.md) (truck) (id: `6f33c1b0-7d53-4c5b-9b7a-9e26b562b218`)

## Current leadership (2)

- [Denise Johnson](/people/denise-johnson.md) executive (secondary-verified)
- [Jim Umpleby](/people/jim-umpleby.md) ceo (secondary-verified)

## Acquisitions (1)

- [acquired Monarch Tractor](/acquisitions/caterpillar-acquires-monarch-assets-2026.md) _asset purchase_

## Supplies to

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company's outbound edges._

_Outbound supply edges. Each appears when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Incidents affecting Caterpillar (2)

- [Autonomous Caterpillar haul truck reversed into a manned excavator at BHP's Goonyella coal mine (2023)](/incidents/bhp-goonyella-autonomous-truck-excavator-collision-2023.md), 2023-08-01 · Collision
- [Autonomous haul truck collided with a manned water cart at BHP's Jimblebar iron-ore mine (2014)](/incidents/bhp-jimblebar-autonomous-truck-water-cart-collision-2014.md), 2014-08-01 · Collision

_Includes incidents linked directly to this company, to its models, or to deployments of its models or under its operation. Retracted incidents excluded from this view but reachable at their canonical URLs._

## Common questions

### What is Caterpillar?

Caterpillar is an American construction and mining equipment manufacturer based in Irving, Texas, developing autonomous trucks (Cat 793F Command for Hauling, 789D AHS) for surface mining, enabling driverless haulage in commercial mining operations.

### What does Caterpillar make?

Caterpillar has 2 robot models on the DEPLOY registry: Cat 793F Command for Hauling, 789D AHS (Caterpillar builds physical robots).

### Is Caterpillar publicly traded?

Yes. Caterpillar is publicly traded on public markets, per the DEPLOY registry.

### Who competes with Caterpillar?

On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Caterpillar building in the same form factors include Tesla, Aurora Innovation, Waymo, Caterpillar Mining.

### Where is Caterpillar headquartered?

Caterpillar is headquartered in Irving, TX.

### Where does Caterpillar operate robots?

Caterpillar is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.

### Is Caterpillar a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Caterpillar ranks in roughly the top 76% of companies tracked by the registry.

### When was Caterpillar founded?

Caterpillar was founded in 1925.

### Are there any incidents involving Caterpillar?

2 active incidents involving Caterpillar are on the DEPLOY registry. Each is a sourced, append-only record; retracted incidents are suppressed from this view.


## Sources (2)

1. https://www.caterpillar.com/
2. https://www.caterpillar.com/en/news/caterpillarNews/mining/command-for-hauling.html

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