Oshkosh Corporation Brings Autonomy, AI, Connectivity and Electrification to the Frontlines of Tough Work at CES 2026

Key Terms

autonomy technical

Autonomy is the ability of a system, device, or organization to operate and make decisions without direct human control, like a self-driving car navigating on its own or a business unit running independently from a parent company. Investors care because greater autonomy can lower ongoing labor costs, create new revenue opportunities, change safety and legal risk, and alter competitive positioning — much like replacing a hired driver with a smart machine or giving a team the freedom to move faster.

AI technical

Artificial intelligence (AI) is technology that enables machines to mimic human thinking and learning, allowing them to analyze information, recognize patterns, and make decisions. For investors, AI matters because it can improve how businesses operate, create new products, or identify opportunities faster and more accurately than humans alone, potentially impacting company success and market trends.

robotics technical

Robotics is the design, building and programming of machines that can perform physical tasks autonomously or with minimal human control, ranging from simple mechanical helpers to complex intelligent systems. For investors, robotics matters because these machines can boost productivity, cut operating costs, and create new markets much like adding a team of tireless, precise workers; companies that develop or adopt robotics can gain competitive advantages and shift future revenue and expenses.

leader-follower technology technical

Leader-follower technology is a design where one device, vehicle, robot, or software instance (the leader) makes decisions or sets a path and other units (followers) automatically copy or align with those actions. Think of a person guiding a group by walking first while others step in the same footsteps; for investors, this matters because it can lower costs, simplify coordination, boost efficiency and scale, but also concentrates risk—if the leader fails, many linked units can be affected and regulators may scrutinize safety and control.

Collision Avoidance Mitigation System technical

An automated system that detects imminent crashes and takes or advises corrective action—such as warning the driver, applying the brakes, or steering—to avoid or reduce the severity of a collision. For investors, these systems matter because they can lower a vehicle maker’s liability, meet safety regulations, reduce insurance costs, and influence consumer demand and resale values, much like a built‑in safety net that affects a product’s market competitiveness.

autonomous robots technical

Autonomous robots are machines that can sense their surroundings, make decisions, and carry out tasks without constant human control—think of a self-driving vehicle or a warehouse worker that navigates and operates on its own. For investors, they matter because they can cut labor costs, boost output and precision, and create new revenue streams, but they also carry risks around upfront investment, regulatory approval, maintenance, and potential liability that can affect a company’s profitability and valuation.

AI-optimized routes technical

AI-optimized routes are paths planned and continually adjusted by artificial intelligence to get goods, people, or data from A to B faster, cheaper, or more reliably than manual planning. For investors, they matter because better routing cuts fuel and labor costs, speeds deliveries, reduces delays and breakage, and can scale operations more efficiently—much like a smart GPS that learns traffic, weather, and demand to pick the best way every time.

Oshkosh displays the future of job sites, neighborhoods and airports through advanced, real-world technologies that make vehicles and equipment safe, intuitive and productive for everyday heroes.

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today at CES in booth #4418, Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE: OSK), a leading innovator of purpose-built vehicles, equipment and services, showcased advanced technologies that empower those who do tough work — building, serving and protecting communities around the world. Shaping the future of job sites, neighborhoods and airports, these solutions bring together autonomy, AI, connectivity and electrification technologies to support everyday heroes — firefighters, airport ground crews, mail carriers, soldiers and construction workers.

Today at CES in booth #4418, Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE: OSK), a leading innovator of purpose-built vehicles, equipment and services, showcased advanced technologies that empower those who do tough work — building, serving and protecting communities around the world. Shaping the future of job sites, neighborhoods and airports, these solutions bring together autonomy, AI, connectivity and electrification technologies to support everyday heroes — firefighters, airport ground crews, mail carriers, soldiers and construction workers.

The solutions feature:

• Autonomy, robotics and connectivity that are transforming how work at height on job sites is done by creating an intelligent ecosystem that connects people, equipment, tools and materials, and accelerates the shift from enabling jobs to executing jobs.
• AI-powered systems that anticipate potential roadside collision hazards and provide real-time warnings to everyone from firefighters to bus drivers.
• AI-enabled systems designed to transform recycling at the point of collection, helping keep recyclable materials out of landfills.
• Electrified vehicles delivering rapid response, maneuverability and power for airport emergency teams.
• Modular autonomous robot platform that helps turn aircraft quickly and safely, assisting ground crews and creating a smooth experience for travelers, airline and airport personnel.

“The future is taking shape, now. At CES, we are showcasing our vision of the job sites, neighborhoods and airports of the future and how Oshkosh’s advanced technology empowers everyday heroes with safe, intuitive, productive and clean solutions. Together with our customers, we’re transforming how we live, move and work,” said John Pfeifer, president and chief executive officer, Oshkosh Corporation.

Promoting worker safety at height on construction job sites

Construction job sites are dynamic, unpredictable and inherently complex. With most operations still manual and disconnected, workflows are fragmented, maintenance reactive and visibility inconsistent, driving potential inefficiency. Oshkosh Corporation’s JLG® brand is transforming job sites through an intelligent ecosystem that connects people, equipment, tools and materials to help address customer challenges. At CES, Oshkosh unveiled two innovations that shift from enabling jobs using traditional equipment to executing jobs with autonomous, connected equipment.

• Next generation electric, articulated boom lift with autonomous end effector system: It turns a traditional boom lift into an industrial-scale robotic system that can be equipped with an autonomous tool to perform complex, repetitive tasks such as welding, painting, ductwork and material handling without an operator working at height. Electrification enables quiet operation in noise-sensitive and emissions-sensitive areas, expanding machine versatility.

The JLG® Boom Lift with Robotic End Effector received top honors in the Robotics category in the CES 2026 Innovation Awards, and was also recognized as an honoree in the Construction and Industrial Tech category.

• Micro-sized scissor lifts with leader-follower technology: This solution enables an operator in a lead scissor lift to guide multiple follower scissor lifts, moving equipment and materials efficiently across a job site. Multiple scissor lifts can also be configured to autonomously move and lift materials to a specified location. For example, two lifts can be used to move and lift an I-beam into position synchronously, then notify a nearby boom lift that the beam is in place and ready for welding through ClearSky™ Smart Fleet technology. These micro-sized scissor lifts are ideal for the growing data center markets and space-constrained sites that require compact lifts.

Oshkosh Corporation is advancing its vision for the job site of the future with the acquisition of the core technology developed by Canvas, a construction robotics company whose technologies accelerate the shift toward connected, autonomous and intelligent equipment. Canvas developed the world’s first robotic drywall finishing system, a flexible end-effector platform designed to promote safety, productivity and efficiency in one of construction’s most demanding trades. The relationship between the companies began six years ago when Canvas selected a JLG platform to develop its robot. Since then, the technology has advanced to automate repetitive tasks and enable consistent, high-quality results. This addition expands Oshkosh’s portfolio of intelligent technologies to address job site challenges and support those who do tough work.

Shaping the neighborhoods of the future

Oshkosh is moving quickly to bring its vision of the neighborhood of the future to life. Many of the technologies it debuted at CES last year are already in production, especially those that will transform communities. Oshkosh has continued to expand on its advancements in refuse collection and roadside safety. This includes:

• AI-Powered Contamination Detection for Refuse Vehicles: A significant portion of materials placed in recycling bins are contaminated, meaning they ultimately end up in landfills rather than being recycled. When contamination occurs, otherwise recyclable materials are diverted from the recycling stream, undermining sustainability efforts and increasing landfill waste.

At CES 2026, Oshkosh is showing contamination detection for refuse applications in North America. The AI-powered contamination detection technology is designed to transform recycling at the point of collection. On the outside the refuse and recycling trucks look familiar. But inside, an advanced camera is at work, powered by artificial intelligence and on-the-edge processing. The system will use an advanced camera to scan materials as they are collected and AI-models to detect and classify contaminants, such as plastic bags, textiles or other non-recyclable items, in real-time. The system can map contamination to the exact pickup location, providing actionable feedback to municipalities, haulers and, ultimately, residents. This information can be used to help educate customers and communities, driving behavioral change and enabling material to be diverted from landfills.

• HARR-E (Hailable Autonomous Refuse Robot, Electric): Oshkosh introduced HARR-E, the first autonomous, electric refuse robot designed specifically for on-demand collection, at CES in 2025. This innovative robot enables residents to request a pickup using a smartphone app or a virtual at-home assistant. Then, HARR-E makes its way to the designated pickup point.

This year, HARR-E technology is evolving. It now features a new, two-piece design that makes it easy to lift and transfer waste into a central dumpster or collection point. It measures the volume and weight of waste at each pickup, notifying waste companies when a dumpster or central container is approaching capacity, and uses AI-optimized routes to serve multiple requests efficiently. It is ideal for planned communities, campuses and corporate parks, event venues and stadiums, and even indoor environments like malls and senior living facilities.

• Collision Avoidance Mitigation System (CAMS): Oshkosh introduced the first purpose-built technology to anticipate collisions for firefighters and others working on active roadways inches away from traffic at CES 2025. Over the past year, Oshkosh field-tested this AI-powered solution with fire departments in large cities. The feedback has been powerful. Responders welcome a tool they can provide another layer of awareness working in the background. Oshkosh is now scaling this platform to EMS crews at accident scenes, police officers managing traffic or responding to calls and tow truck operators winching a disabled car. Future enhancements will include a mobile unit that can be set up on highways and dark shoulders upon arrival.

The advancements in contamination detection, HARR-E and CAMS technologies are three examples of how Oshkosh is using innovative AI and autonomy in everyday environments.

Autonomy, AI, connectivity and electrification converge at next-generation airports

Airports are complex environments that demand high safety standards while still needing to move massive crowds of travelers to their destinations with efficiency and precision. Based on decades of expertise working in airport environments, Oshkosh developed two key technology solutions to promote safety and operations:

• Oshkosh Striker® Volterra™ Electric Airport Rescue and Firefighting Vehicle (ARFF): This electrified vehicle is a lifeline for airport fire crews. It fuses electrification with world-class firefighting performance, while providing rapid acceleration and powerful response capability to deliver speed-to-scene and manage emissions on the airfield in a high-idle application. Built on Oshkosh’s proven Volterra electrification technology, this powerhouse vehicle accelerates a 45-ton vehicle from zero to fifty miles per hour in under 25 seconds — a 28% leap in performance over traditional internal-combustion ARFF vehicles — all while maintaining unwavering power.

The Volterra ARFF took top honors in the CES Innovation Awards’ Travel and Tourism category. CES attendees will be able to take selfies inside the Striker Volterra ARFF at CES, which the company expects will be one of the biggest vehicles at the show.

• Autonomous Airport Robots: Oshkosh is reimaging the “perfect turn” the time between aircraft touchdown to takeoff. Currently, ground crews rush in to navigate the plane to the gate, set wheel chocks, hook up ground power, unload/load baggage and more. Today, Oshkosh showed a fleet of modular, autonomous robots that stand ready to assist ground support equipment (GSE) workers on the tarmac. Each robot is equipped to handle multiple ramp and airfield operational tasks. These intelligent machines tackle repetitive jobs seamlessly in inclement weather, day or night, to aid the departure and arrival of flights and move passengers efficiently to their destination, while helping manage costs, uptime and performance for airlines.

Oshkosh’s modular, commercial robotic platform is purpose-built to take on multiple jobs across the tarmac. Originally designed and used in the defense industry, this proven system combines autonomous mobility, AI-driven perception and task-configurable hardware to promote flexibility, utilization and ROI in airport operations.

Travelers want airports to be safe while helping them get to their destinations quickly, and technology plays a pivotal role in achieving those goals.

See the airports, job sites and neighborhoods of the future at CES

Attendees can see demonstrations and learn more about Oshkosh's latest technology for everyday heroes at CES by visiting booth #4418 in the West Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC).

Additionally, Oshkosh will host a series of Tech Talks in its booth, providing unique insights on how autonomy, AI, connectivity and electrification will be used in the airports, job sites and neighborhoods of the future. These sessions include:

• Tuesday, January 6, 2026, at 11:30 a.m. PT: Racing Drives Innovation – Hand Control System
• Tuesday, January 6, at 2:30 p.m. PT: Purpose-Built Design in Last Mile Delivery
• Tuesday, January 6, 2026, at 3:30 p.m. PT: The Role of Robotics in Aviation and Refuse Settings
• Wednesday, January 7, 2026, at 11:30 a.m. PT: JLG® Boom Lift with Robotic End Effector
• Wednesday, January 7, 2026, at 2:30 p.m. PT: How Strategic Partnerships Accelerate Innovation
• Wednesday, January 7, 2026, at 3:30 p.m. PT: The Role of iOPS® Intelligent Management in Promoting the Perfect Turn
• Thursday, January 8, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. PT: CES Innovation Award Spotlight: Electric Technology in Airport Emergency Response
• Thursday, January 8, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. PT: Embracing Technology on the Ramp and at the Gate with United Airlines
• Thursday, January 8, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. PT: CES Innovation Award Spotlight: JLG Boom Lift with Robotic End Effector
• Thursday, January 8, 2026, at 3:30 p.m. PT: Fostering Quiet, Clean Communities with Electric Refuse and Recycling Collection

To learn more about Oshkosh’s CES presence and tech talks planned around various topics at its booth throughout the show, visit ces.oshkoshcorp.com.

About Oshkosh Corporation

At Oshkosh (NYSE: OSK), we make innovative, purpose-built equipment to help everyday heroes advance communities around the world. Headquartered in Wisconsin, Oshkosh Corporation employs over 18,000 team members worldwide, all united behind a common purpose: to make a difference in people’s lives. Oshkosh products can be found in more than 150 countries under the brands of JLG®, Pierce®, MAXIMETAL, Oshkosh® S-Series™, McNeilus®, IMT®, Jerr-Dan®, Frontline™ Communications, Oshkosh® Airport Products, Oshkosh AeroTech™, Oshkosh® Defense and Pratt Miller. For more information, visit oshkoshcorp.com.

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