Oshkosh Takes Two CES 2027 Innovation Awards for a Drywall Robot and Airport GateBots
The JLG Canvas RO2330 finishes drywall on its own, and GateBots automate aircraft ramp work. Both demo live at booth 4641.
Oshkosh Corporation has picked up two CES Innovation Awards 2027 honoree spots: the JLG Canvas RO2330, an autonomous drywall finishing robot, in Construction & Industrial Tech, and Oshkosh AeroTech GateBots, autonomous systems for airport ramp operations, in Supply & Logistics. The company announced the honors on November 9. It is Oshkosh's third consecutive year exhibiting at CES.
The Canvas RO2330 takes on the most repetitive part of drywall finishing — mudding and sanding — with interchangeable robotic end-effectors. One operator can manage multiple robots, and the system is designed to hold a consistent finish while cutting fatigue and injuries. The machine comes out of Canvas, the construction robotics company behind the first robotic drywall finishing system, whose core technology JLG acquired in January. JLG describes the robot as supporting Level 4 spray and sanding, cutting wall-finishing touchpoints by up to 40 percent, and capturing dust and silica while it works.
GateBots work the other end of Oshkosh's business: the airport ramp. The autonomous systems handle aircraft guidance, wheel-chock placement and other routine ground operations, tied into the company's iOPS intelligent operating ecosystem to coordinate people, equipment and processes through an aircraft turnaround.
“At Oshkosh, innovation begins with understanding the challenges facing the everyday heroes who keep our communities moving,” said Jay Iyengar, executive vice president and chief technology and strategic sourcing officer. “Whether it's enabling construction professionals to accomplish more through autonomous technology, or helping ground crews coordinate complex airport operations, we're applying AI, autonomy, connectivity and electrification to solve meaningful, real-world problems.” Both systems will run live demonstrations at Oshkosh's booth #4641 in the West Hall when CES 2027 opens January 6.